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Selaginella

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q379743
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Selaginella

Summary

Selaginella is a taxon[1]. Selaginella ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (534 views/month, #1,444 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Selaginella's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Selaginella is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Selaginella is classified within Selaginellaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Selaginella is Selaginella[6].
  • Selaginella's Commons category is recorded as Selaginella[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Selaginella is Selaginella selaginoides[8].
  • Selaginella's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Selaginella[9].
  • Selaginella's Commons gallery is recorded as Selaginella[10].
  • Selaginella's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[11].
  • Selaginella's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[12].
  • Selaginella's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(3)[13].
  • Selaginella's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11040[14].
  • Selaginella is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'spikemoss'}[15].
  • Selaginella is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '卷柏属'}[16].
  • Selaginella is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '卷柏属'}[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Selaginella is Selaginella[6]. Selaginella is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Selaginella belongs to the parent taxon Selaginellaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Selaginella is Selaginella selaginoides[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'spikemoss'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '卷柏属'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '卷柏属'}[17].

Identifiers

Selaginella's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 58771[18]. Selaginella's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3246[19]. Selaginella's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38351[20]. Selaginella's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2688177[21]. Selaginella's ITIS TSN is recorded as 17064[22].

Why It Matters

Selaginella ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (534 views/month, #1,444 of 195,241).[2] Selaginella has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Selaginella is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(3). wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
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    Taxonomic type → Selaginella selaginoides
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