Physcia

genus of fungi
Taxon taxon Q962051
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Physcia

Summary

Physcia is a taxon[1]. Physcia ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,602 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Physcia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Physcia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Physcia belongs to the parent taxon Physciaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Physcia is Physcia[6].
  • Physcia's Commons category is recorded as Physcia[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Physcia is Physcia tenella[8].
  • Physcia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Physcia[9].
  • Physcia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'rosette lichen'}[10].
  • Physcia is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Vingermos'}[11].
  • Physcia's taxon author citation is recorded as (Schreb.) Michx. (1803)[12].
  • Physcia's taxon author citation is recorded as (Schreb.) Michx.[13].

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Classification

Physcia's scientific name is Physcia[6]. Physcia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Physcia belongs to the parent taxon Physciaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Physcia is Physcia tenella[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'rosette lichen'}[10] and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Vingermos'}[11].

Identifiers

Physcia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 117887[14]. Physcia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50935[15]. Physcia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 16614[16]. Physcia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2600367[17]. Physcia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 14024[18].

Why It Matters

Physcia ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,602 of 195,241).[2] Physcia has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . MycoBank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . Biota of New Zealand. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Physcia tenella
    Parent taxon Physciaceae
    Instance of taxon
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