Dryas octopetala

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Taxon taxon Q161621
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Dryas octopetala

Summary

Dryas octopetala is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #1,531 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dryas octopetala's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dryas octopetala is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Dryas octopetala is classified within Dryas[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dryas octopetala is Dryas octopetala[6].
  • Dryas octopetala's Commons category is recorded as Dryas octopetala[7].
  • Dryas octopetala's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dryas octopetala[8].
  • Dryas octopetala's Commons gallery is recorded as Dryas octopetala[9].
  • Dryas octopetala's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Dryas octopetala's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Dryas octopetala's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 37[12].
  • Dryas octopetala's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[13].
  • Dryas octopetala's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14708[14].
  • Dryas octopetala's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. octopetala'}[15].
  • Dryas octopetala is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Silberwurz'}[16].
  • Dryas octopetala is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'eightpetal mountain-avens'}[17].
  • Dryas octopetala is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dryade à huit pétales'}[18].
  • Dryas octopetala is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chênette'}[19].
  • Dryas octopetala is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tunturilapinvuokko'}[20].
  • Dryas octopetala is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '仙女木'}[21].
  • Dryas octopetala is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'alpska velesa'}[22].
  • Dryas octopetala is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'チョウノスケソウ'}[23].
  • Dryas octopetala is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '仙女木'}[24].
  • Dryas octopetala's taxon range is recorded as Switzerland[25].
  • Dryas octopetala's taxon range is recorded as Xinjiang[26].

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Classification

Dryas octopetala's scientific name is Dryas octopetala[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Dryas[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Silberwurz'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'eightpetal mountain-avens'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dryade à huit pétales'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chênette'}[19], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tunturilapinvuokko'}[20], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '仙女木'}[21].

Identifiers

Dryas octopetala's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83541[27]. Dryas octopetala's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57948[28]. Dryas octopetala's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 229668[29]. Dryas octopetala's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4889932[30]. Dryas octopetala's ITIS TSN is recorded as 24619[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Dryas octopetala include Younger Dryas[32], a geological era[33]; Older Dryas[34], a stadial[35]; and Oldest Dryas[36], a stadial[37].

Why It Matters

Dryas octopetala ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #1,531 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include Younger Dryas[32], a geological era[33]; Older Dryas[34], a stadial[35]; and Oldest Dryas[36], a stadial[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Tela Botanica. tela-botanica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Tela Botanica. tela-botanica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . www3.u-toyama.ac.jp. Retrieved . www3.u-toyama.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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