Echinops sphaerocephalus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q930849
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Echinops sphaerocephalus

Summary

Echinops sphaerocephalus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #1,594 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus belongs to the parent taxon Echinops[5].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's scientific name is Echinops sphaerocephalus[6].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's Commons category is recorded as Echinops sphaerocephalus[8].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Echinops sphaerocephalus[9].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's Commons gallery is recorded as Echinops sphaerocephalus[10].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 78(1)[11].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14849[12].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. sphaerocephalus'}[13].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Drüsige Kugeldistel'}[14].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'great globethistle'}[15].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Beklierde kogeldistel'}[16].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bělotrn kulatohlavý'}[17].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkopallo-ohdake'}[18].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓝刺头'}[19].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蓝刺头'}[20].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is commonly known as {'lang': 'bsk', 'text': 'چچر'}[21].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'oblasti bodoglavec'}[22].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[23].
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus's taxon range is recorded as Xinjiang[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Echinops sphaerocephalus is Echinops sphaerocephalus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Echinops[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Drüsige Kugeldistel'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'great globethistle'}[15], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Beklierde kogeldistel'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bělotrn kulatohlavý'}[17], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkopallo-ohdake'}[18], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓝刺头'}[19].

Identifiers

Echinops sphaerocephalus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76762[25]. Echinops sphaerocephalus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 92910[26]. Echinops sphaerocephalus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 467552[27]. Echinops sphaerocephalus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5392883[28]. Echinops sphaerocephalus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 37290[29].

Why It Matters

Echinops sphaerocephalus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #1,594 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . A Reference Grammar Of Eastern Burushaski. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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