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Ruscus

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Taxon taxon Q157597
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Ruscus

Summary

Ruscus is a taxon[1]. Ruscus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month, #1,553 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ruscus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ruscus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Ruscus is classified within Nolanoideae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ruscus is Ruscus[6].
  • Ruscus's Commons category is recorded as Ruscus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Ruscus is Ruscus aculeatus[8].
  • Ruscus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ruscus[9].
  • Ruscus's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[10].
  • Ruscus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • Ruscus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Ruscus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 15[13].
  • Ruscus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14].
  • Ruscus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Ruscus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[16].
  • Ruscus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10600[17].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Butcher's-broom"}[18].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'rautamyrtit'}[19].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Ruskukset'}[20].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Csodabogyó'}[21].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Иглица'}[22].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'мышиный тёрн'}[23].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Ölmezdiken'}[24].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Tavşanmemesi'}[25].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '假叶树属'}[26].
  • Ruscus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '假叶树属'}[27].

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Classification

Ruscus's scientific name is Ruscus[6]. Ruscus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Ruscus is classified within Nolanoideae[5]. The taxonomic type of Ruscus is Ruscus aculeatus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Butcher's-broom"}[18], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'rautamyrtit'}[19], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Ruskukset'}[20], {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Csodabogyó'}[21], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Иглица'}[22], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'мышиный тёрн'}[23].

Identifiers

Ruscus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82908[28]. Ruscus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 59066[29]. Ruscus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 33627[30]. Ruscus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2769754[31].

Why It Matters

Ruscus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month, #1,553 of 195,241).[2] Ruscus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Ruscus is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 15. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Nolanoideae
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Has fruit type → berry
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