Spiraea japonica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q158201
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Spiraea japonica

Summary

Spiraea japonica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,937 views/month, #1,362 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spiraea japonica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spiraea japonica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Shimotsuke Province is named after Spiraea japonica[5].
  • Spiraea japonica is classified within Spiraea[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Spiraea japonica is Spiraea japonica[7].
  • Spiraea japonica is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Spiraea japonica is used for ornamental plant[9].
  • Spiraea japonica's Commons category is recorded as Spiraea japonica[10].
  • Spiraea japonica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spiraea japonica[11].
  • Spiraea japonica's Commons gallery is recorded as Spiraea japonica[12].
  • Spiraea japonica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36[13].
  • Spiraea japonica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=35295[14].
  • Spiraea japonica's has characteristic is recorded as invasive species[15].
  • Spiraea japonica's short name is recorded as S. japonica[16].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as erwain Japan[17].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as Japanese meadowsweet[18].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as Japansk Spiræa[19].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as Japanese spiraea[20].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as Japanska wjerbička[21].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as シモツケ[22].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as Japanse spierstruik[23].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as Japanspirea[24].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as Tawuła japońska[25].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as Спирея японская[26].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as Praktspirea[27].

Body

Classification

Spiraea japonica's scientific name is Spiraea japonica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Spiraea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include erwain Japan[17], Japanese meadowsweet[18], Japansk Spiræa[19], Japanese spiraea[20], Japanska wjerbička[21], and シモツケ[22].

Discovery and Description

Shimotsuke Province is named after Spiraea japonica[5].

Identifiers

Spiraea japonica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 125790[28]. Spiraea japonica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 309823[29]. Spiraea japonica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 627220[30]. Spiraea japonica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3026403[31]. Spiraea japonica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 25335[32].

Why It Matters

Spiraea japonica ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,937 views/month, #1,362 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → spiraea-japonica
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  2. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Shimotsuke Province
    Taxon rank → species
    Topic's main category → Category:Spiraea japonica
    Parent taxon → Spiraea
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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