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Polystichum

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Polystichum

Summary

Polystichum is a taxon[1]. Polystichum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #1,580 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polystichum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Polystichum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Polystichum belongs to the parent taxon Dryopteridoideae[5].
  • Polystichum's scientific name is Polystichum[6].
  • Polystichum's Commons category is recorded as Polystichum[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Polystichum is Polystichum lonchitis[8].
  • Polystichum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polystichum[9].
  • Polystichum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 5(2)[10].
  • Polystichum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9733[11].
  • Polystichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hollyfern'}[12].
  • Polystichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Naaldvaren'}[13].
  • Polystichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '耳蕨属'}[14].
  • Polystichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '耳蕨属'}[15].
  • Polystichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'podlesnica'}[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Polystichum is Polystichum[6]. Polystichum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Polystichum belongs to the parent taxon Dryopteridoideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Polystichum is Polystichum lonchitis[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hollyfern'}[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Naaldvaren'}[13], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '耳蕨属'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '耳蕨属'}[15], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'podlesnica'}[16].

Identifiers

Polystichum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47752[17]. Polystichum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3278[18]. Polystichum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38339[19]. Polystichum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2651085[20]. Polystichum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 17674[21].

Why It Matters

Polystichum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #1,580 of 195,241).[2] Polystichum has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Polystichum is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 5(2). wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type → Polystichum lonchitis
    Parent taxon → Dryopteridoideae
    Aliases → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563141405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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