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Equisetaceae

family of plants
Taxon taxon Q517643
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Equisetaceae

Summary

Equisetaceae is a taxon[1]. Equisetaceae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #1,569 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Equisetaceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Equisetaceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Equisetaceae is classified within Equisetales[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Equisetaceae is Equisetaceae[6].
  • Equisetaceae's Commons category is recorded as Equisetaceae[7].
  • Equisetaceae began on -150000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Equisetaceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Equisetaceae[9].
  • Equisetaceae's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(3)[10].
  • Equisetaceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=1218[11].
  • Equisetaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Paardenstaartenfamilie'}[12].
  • Equisetaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'коњски опашки'}[13].
  • Equisetaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '속새과'}[14].
  • Equisetaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '木贼科'}[15].
  • Equisetaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '木贼科'}[16].
  • Equisetaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'horsetail family'}[17].
  • Equisetaceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'presličevke'}[18].

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Classification

Equisetaceae's scientific name is Equisetaceae[6]. Equisetaceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Equisetaceae is classified within Equisetales[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Paardenstaartenfamilie'}[12], {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'коњски опашки'}[13], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '속새과'}[14], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '木贼科'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '木贼科'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'horsetail family'}[17].

Identifiers

Equisetaceae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47747[19]. Equisetaceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3256[20]. Equisetaceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4080[21]. Equisetaceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3105[22]. Equisetaceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 17147[23].

Why It Matters

Equisetaceae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #1,569 of 195,241).[2] Equisetaceae has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Equisetaceae is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Australian Plant Name Index. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(3). wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Diversity and distribution of lycophytes and ferns in China. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Go Botany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → -150000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Parent taxon → Equisetales
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    Taxon rank → family
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