Galax

conserved name for a genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q14565066
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Galax

Summary

Galax is a taxon[1]. Galax ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Galax's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Galax is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Galax belongs to the parent taxon Diapensiaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Galax is Galax[6].
  • Galax's Commons category is recorded as Galax[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Galax is Galax urceolata[8].
  • Galax's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galax[9].
  • Galax's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4804[10].
  • Galax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'galax'}[11].
  • Galax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beetleweed'}[12].
  • Galax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wandflower'}[13].
  • Galax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wandplant'}[14].
  • Galax's homonymous taxon is recorded as Galax L. (1753)[15].

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Classification

Galax's scientific name is Galax[6]. Galax is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Galax belongs to the parent taxon Diapensiaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Galax is Galax urceolata[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'galax'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beetleweed'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wandflower'}[13], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wandplant'}[14].

Identifiers

Galax's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53931[16]. Galax's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55361[17]. Galax's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61791[18]. Galax's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2882386[19]. Galax's ITIS TSN is recorded as 23795[20].

Why It Matters

Galax ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . 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. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Homonymous taxon Galax L. (1753)
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of
    Interlingual index id i101449
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