Polygonum aviculare

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q242573
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Polygonum aviculare

Summary

Polygonum aviculare is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (473 views/month, #1,487 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polygonum aviculare's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Polygonum aviculare is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Polygonum aviculare belongs to the parent taxon Polygonum[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Polygonum aviculare is Polygonum aviculare[6].
  • Polygonum aviculare is a type of annual plant[7].
  • Polygonum aviculare is a type of herbaceous plant[8].
  • Polygonum aviculare is used for vegetable[9].
  • Polygonum aviculare is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Polygonum aviculare is used for edema[11].
  • Polygonum aviculare is used for fodder[12].
  • Polygonum aviculare is used for insecticide[13].
  • Polygonum aviculare is used for dye[14].
  • Polygonum aviculare is used for Q24841044[15].
  • Polygonum aviculare's Commons category is recorded as Polygonum aviculare[16].
  • Polygonum aviculare's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polygonum aviculare[17].
  • Polygonum aviculare's Commons gallery is recorded as Polygonum aviculare[18].
  • Polygonum aviculare's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[19].
  • Polygonum aviculare's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[20].
  • Polygonum aviculare's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[21].
  • Polygonum aviculare's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(1)[22].
  • Polygonum aviculare's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=29238[23].
  • Polygonum aviculare's this taxon is source of is recorded as knotgrass herb[24].
  • Polygonum aviculare's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. aviculare'}[25].
  • Polygonum aviculare is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'y canclwm'}[26].
  • Polygonum aviculare is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'prostrate knotweed'}[27].

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Classification

Polygonum aviculare's scientific name is Polygonum aviculare[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Polygonum[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'y canclwm'}[26], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'prostrate knotweed'}[27], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '扁蓄'}[28], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gewoon varkensgras'}[29], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'truskavec ptačí'}[30], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'renouée des oiseaux'}[31].

Identifiers

Polygonum aviculare's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 78678[32]. Polygonum aviculare's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 137693[33]. Polygonum aviculare's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 585391[34]. Polygonum aviculare's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5334400[35]. Polygonum aviculare's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20876[36].

Why It Matters

Polygonum aviculare ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (473 views/month, #1,487 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. 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] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [33] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [36] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [34] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [35] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Putnik · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Polygonum
    This taxon is source of knotgrass herb
    Aliases
    Has use vegetable, medicinal plant, edema +4
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