Lithospermum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q932776
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Lithospermum

Summary

Lithospermum is a taxon[1]. Lithospermum ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month, #1,563 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lithospermum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lithospermum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Lithospermum is classified within Lithospermeae[5].
  • Lithospermum belongs to the parent taxon Boraginaceae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lithospermum is Lithospermum[7].
  • Lithospermum's Commons category is recorded as Lithospermum[8].
  • Lithospermum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lithospermum[9].
  • Lithospermum's Commons gallery is recorded as Lithospermum[10].
  • Lithospermum's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Lithospermum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 64(2)[12].
  • Lithospermum's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[13].
  • Lithospermum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6901[14].
  • Lithospermum's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of gromwell[15].
  • Lithospermum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'stoneseed'}[16].
  • Lithospermum is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Parelzaad'}[17].
  • Lithospermum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫草属'}[18].
  • Lithospermum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫草属'}[19].
  • Lithospermum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'gromwell'}[20].
  • Lithospermum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'gromwells'}[21].
  • Lithospermum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'stoneseeds'}[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lithospermum is Lithospermum[7]. Lithospermum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Lithospermeae[5] and Boraginaceae[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'stoneseed'}[16], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Parelzaad'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫草属'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫草属'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'gromwell'}[20], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'gromwells'}[21].

Identifiers

Lithospermum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 59925[23]. Lithospermum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 21634[24]. Lithospermum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39078[25]. Lithospermum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2926071[26]. Lithospermum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 31937[27].

Why It Matters

Lithospermum ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month, #1,563 of 195,241).[2] Lithospermum has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Lithospermum is known by 11 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] . Familial classification of the Boraginales. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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 64(2). 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] . Merriam-Webster online dictionary. Retrieved . premierepeau.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . 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. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of smell of gromwell
    Parent taxon Lithospermeae, Boraginaceae
    Instance of taxon
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