Myrica gale
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Summary
Myrica gale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,055 views/month, #1,477 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Myrica[5]
- Taxon name: Myrica gale[6]
- Has use: flavoring[7]
- Commons category: Myrica gale[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Myrica gale[9]
- Commons gallery: Myrica gale[10]
- Described by source: The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24842[13]
- Short name: M. gale[14]
- Taxon common name: Bog-myrtle[15], Moor-Gagel[16], sweetgale[17], Wilde gagel[18], piment royal[19], Gagel[20], sahasuomyrtti[21], 香杨梅[22], 甜香杨梅[23], lloréu de llamarga[24]
- Has fruit type: drupe[25]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[26]
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Identifiers
Myrica gale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82203[27]. Myrica gale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29739[28]. Myrica gale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 594875[29]. Myrica gale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5414202[30]. Myrica gale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19265[31].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Myrica gale include Porsgrunn[32], a municipality of Norway[33], in Norway[34], founded in 1838[35].
Why It Matters
Myrica gale has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Porsgrunn[32], a municipality of Norway[33], in Norway[34], founded in 1838[35].