Pimpinella anisum

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q28692
Pimpinella anisum
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Pimpinella anisum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,869 views/month, #478 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Pimpinella[5]
  • Taxon name: Pimpinella anisum[6]
  • Subclass of: plant[7], useful plant[8], Apiaceae[9]
  • Has use: spice[10], medicinal plant[11]
  • Commons category: Pimpinella anisum[12]
  • Commons gallery: Pimpinella anisum[13]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Pauly–Wissowa[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 55(3)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The American Cyclopædia[22], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[23], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[24], Otto's encyclopedia[25]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28395[26]
  • This taxon is source of: anise seed[27], anise oil[28], Anise fragrance[29]
  • Short name: P. anisum[30]
  • Taxon common name: anise burnet saxifrage[31], Anijs[32], Anis[33], Anis vert[34], anís[35], bedrník anýz[36], anisruoho[37], 茴芹[38], 羊洪膻[39], 茴芹*(突蕨茴芹、茴香、洋茴香)[40], 洋茴香[41], koromač[42], sladki janež[43]
  • Different from: Anis[44], Q107413990[45]
  • Flower color: white[46]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q12956157[47]

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Identifiers

Pimpinella anisum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 271192[48]. Pimpinella anisum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581422[49]. Pimpinella anisum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5371877[50]. Pimpinella anisum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29822[51].

Why It Matters

Pimpinella anisum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did Pimpinella anisum receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. alherb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [48] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [51] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [49] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [50] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel. wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [38] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  41. [39] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  42. [40] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  43. [41] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  44. [42] ↑ . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  45. [43] ↑ . Lexicon of Plant Riches. wikidata.org.
  46. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [45] ↑ . rtp.pt. Retrieved . rtp.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [46] ↑ . Essential Oils in Food Preservation, Flavor and Safety. wikidata.org.
  49. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Adlermail2 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'bat_smg', 'bcl', 'be', 'be_
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Has use: medicinal plant"
  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'anise burnet saxifrage'}, {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Anijs'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Anis'} +12
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  3. 10w ago · TadejM · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'anise burnet saxifrage'}, {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Anijs'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Anis'} +12
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Taxon common name: koromač"
  4. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Anthophora bimaculata
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