Eriophorum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q161739
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Eriophorum

Summary

Eriophorum is a taxon[1]. Eriophorum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #1,576 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eriophorum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Eriophorum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Eriophorum belongs to the parent taxon Scirpeae[5].
  • Eriophorum's scientific name is Eriophorum[6].
  • Eriophorum's Commons category is recorded as Eriophorum[7].
  • Eriophorum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eriophorum[8].
  • Eriophorum's Commons gallery is recorded as Eriophorum[9].
  • Eriophorum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 11[10].
  • Eriophorum's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[11].
  • Eriophorum's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • Eriophorum's taxon synonym is recorded as Eriophoropsis[13].
  • Eriophorum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4405[14].
  • Eriophorum's this taxon is source of is recorded as Q2679206[15].
  • Eriophorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cottongrass'}[16].
  • Eriophorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wollegras'}[17].
  • Eriophorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '羊胡子草属'}[18].
  • Eriophorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '羊胡子草属'}[19].
  • Eriophorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'munec'}[20].
  • Eriophorum's different from is recorded as Wełnianką[21].
  • Eriophorum's has fruit type is recorded as nut[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Eriophorum is Eriophorum[6]. Eriophorum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Eriophorum is classified within Scirpeae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cottongrass'}[16], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wollegras'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '羊胡子草属'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '羊胡子草属'}[19], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'munec'}[20].

Identifiers

Eriophorum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 72122[23]. Eriophorum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 46326[24]. Eriophorum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29149[25]. Eriophorum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2730118[26]. Eriophorum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 40079[27].

Why It Matters

Eriophorum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #1,576 of 195,241).[2] Eriophorum has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Eriophorum is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . 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] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 11. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type nut
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    Different from Wełnianką
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