Myrica gale

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q161681
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Myrica gale

Summary

Myrica gale is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Myrica gale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Myrica gale is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Myrica gale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Myrica gale belongs to the parent taxon Myrica[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Myrica gale is Myrica gale[7].
  • Myrica gale is used for flavoring[8].
  • Myrica gale's Commons category is recorded as Myrica gale[9].
  • Myrica gale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Myrica gale[10].
  • Myrica gale's Commons gallery is recorded as Myrica gale[11].
  • Myrica gale's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • Myrica gale's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Myrica gale's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24842[14].
  • Myrica gale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. gale'}[15].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bog-myrtle'}[16].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Moor-Gagel'}[17].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'sweetgale'}[18].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wilde gagel'}[19].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'wilde gagel'}[20].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'piment royal'}[21].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gagel'}[22].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'sahasuomyrtti'}[23].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '香杨梅'}[24].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '甜香杨梅'}[25].
  • Myrica gale is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'lloréu de llamarga'}[26].
  • Myrica gale's has fruit type is recorded as drupe[27].

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Classification

Myrica gale's scientific name is Myrica gale[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Myrica[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bog-myrtle'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Moor-Gagel'}[17], {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'sweetgale'}[18], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wilde gagel'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'piment royal'}[21], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gagel'}[22].

Identifiers

Myrica gale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82203[28]. Myrica gale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29739[29]. Myrica gale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 594875[30]. Myrica gale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5414202[31]. Myrica gale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19265[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Myrica gale include Porsgrunn[33], a municipality of Norway[34], in Norway[35], founded in 1838[36].

Why It Matters

Myrica gale has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Porsgrunn[33], a municipality of Norway[34], in Norway[35], founded in 1838[36].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use flavoring
    Aliases
    Has fruit type drupe
    Taxon rank species
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