Geranium

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q157211
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Geranium

Summary

Geranium is a taxon[1]. Geranium ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,326 views/month, #525 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Geranium received the perennial of the year[3].
  • Geranium's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Geranium is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Gerana is named after Geranium[6].
  • Geranium is classified within Geraniaceae[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Geranium is Geranium[8].
  • Geranium's Commons category is recorded as Geranium[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Geranium is Geranium sylvaticum[10].
  • Geranium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geranium[11].
  • Geranium's Commons gallery is recorded as Geranium[12].
  • Geranium's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Geranium's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Geranium's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(1)[15].
  • Geranium's described by source is recorded as Q114268958[16].
  • Geranium's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Geranium's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Geranium's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4924[19].
  • Geranium's this taxon is source of is recorded as geranium leaf[20].
  • Geranium's this taxon is source of is recorded as geranium leaf smell[21].
  • Geranium's this taxon is source of is recorded as fragrance of geranium[22].
  • Geranium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Crane's-bills"}[23].
  • Geranium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'غرنوقي'}[24].
  • Geranium is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Герань'}[25].
  • Geranium is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Здравец'}[26].
  • Geranium is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kakost'}[27].

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Classification

Geranium's scientific name is Geranium[8]. Geranium is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Geranium belongs to the parent taxon Geraniaceae[7]. The taxonomic type of Geranium is Geranium sylvaticum[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Crane's-bills"}[23], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'غرنوقي'}[24], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Герань'}[25], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Здравец'}[26], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kakost'}[27], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Storkenæb'}[28].

Discovery and Description

Gerana is named after Geranium[6]. Things named for Geranium include Zdravets[29], a village of Bulgaria[30], in Bulgaria[31].

Identifiers

Geranium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4028[32]. Geranium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 14470[33]. Geranium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2889949[34]. Geranium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29104[35].

Why It Matters

Geranium ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,326 views/month, #525 of 195,241).[2] Geranium has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Geranium is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Geranium include Zdravets[29], a village of Bulgaria[30], in Bulgaria[31].

FAQs

What awards did Geranium receive?

Honors received include perennial of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Directory of eponymous plant names - extended edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée.. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . staude-des-jahres.de. Retrieved . staude-des-jahres.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of taxon
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Topic's main category Category:Geranium
    Has fruit type capsule
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