Equisetum
genus of plants
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Summary
Equisetum is a taxon[1]. Equisetum ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,420 views/month, #660 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Equisetaceae[4]
- Taxon name: Equisetum[5]
- Commons category: Equisetum[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Equisetum[7]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[8], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[9], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(3)[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Pauly–Wissowa[14]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=17259[15]
- Taxon common name: horsetail[16], Paardenstaart[17], 木贼属[18], preslica[19], Schachtelhalme[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Age estimated by a dating method: 190.8 megaannum[22]
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Identifiers
Equisetum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47746[23]. Equisetum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3257[24]. Equisetum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 37260[25]. Equisetum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2687913[26]. Equisetum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 17148[27].
Why It Matters
Equisetum has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Equisetum is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]