Ledum

Summary

Ledum is a taxon^[1]. Ledum ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ledum's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Ledum is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Ledum belongs to the parent taxon Ericaceae^[5].
• Ledum's scientific name is Ledum^[6].
• Ledum's Commons category is recorded as Rhododendron^[7].
• The taxonomic type of Ledum is Ledum palustre^[8].
• Ledum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ledum^[9].
• Ledum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[10].
• Ledum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 57(1)^[11].
• Ledum's described by source is recorded as Q114268958^[12].
• Ledum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• Ledum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=15121^[14].
• Ledum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Labrador tea'}^[15].
• Ledum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '杜香属'}^[16].
• Ledum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '杜香属'}^[17].
• Ledum's has fruit type is recorded as capsule^[18].
• Ledum's basionym of is recorded as Rhododendron subsect. Ledum^[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ledum is Ledum^[6]. Ledum is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Ledum is classified within Ericaceae^[5]. The taxonomic type of Ledum is Ledum palustre^[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Labrador tea'}^[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '杜香属'}^[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '杜香属'}^[17].

Identifiers

Ledum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57640^[20]. Ledum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38343^[21]. Ledum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2882972^[22]. Ledum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 23538^[23].

Why It Matters

Ledum ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).^[2] Ledum has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Ledum is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]