Ferocactus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q131727
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Ferocactus

Summary

Ferocactus is a taxon[1]. Ferocactus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month, #1,577 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ferocactus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ferocactus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Ferocactus is classified within Cacteae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ferocactus is Ferocactus[6].
  • Ferocactus's Commons category is recorded as Ferocactus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Ferocactus is Echinocactus wislizeni[8].
  • Ferocactus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ferocactus[9].
  • Ferocactus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4651[10].
  • Ferocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'barrel cactus'}[11].
  • Ferocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cactus de Barril'}[12].
  • Ferocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Rautakaktukset'}[13].
  • Ferocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Ferokaktus'}[14].
  • Ferocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Djävulstungesläktet'}[15].
  • Ferocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '强刺球属'}[16].
  • Ferocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '王冠龙属'}[17].
  • Ferocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '龙虎球属'}[18].
  • Ferocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'hoorncactus'}[19].

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Classification

Ferocactus's scientific name is Ferocactus[6]. Ferocactus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Ferocactus is classified within Cacteae[5]. The taxonomic type of Ferocactus is Echinocactus wislizeni[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'barrel cactus'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cactus de Barril'}[12], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Rautakaktukset'}[13], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Ferokaktus'}[14], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Djävulstungesläktet'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '强刺球属'}[16].

Identifiers

Ferocactus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54454[20]. Ferocactus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 130120[21]. Ferocactus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38299[22]. Ferocactus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084147[23]. Ferocactus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19795[24].

Why It Matters

Ferocactus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month, #1,577 of 195,241).[2] Ferocactus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Ferocactus is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Cactussen. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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