Sporobolus virginicus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q7579252
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Summary

Sporobolus virginicus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #1,613 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Sporobolus[5]
  • Endemic to: Hawaii[6]
  • Taxon name: Sporobolus virginicus[7]
  • Commons category: Sporobolus virginicus[8]
  • Has basionym: Agrostis virginica[9]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[10]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1)[11], Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[12]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=35393[13]
  • Short name: S. virginicus[14]
  • Taxon common name: seashore dropseed[15], 鹽地鼠尾粟[16], 盐地鼠尾粟[17], Beach dropseed[18], Saltgrass[19], Sand couch[20], Seashore rush grass[21], Seashore rushgrass[22], Mahiki[23], Māhikihiki[24], Mānienie[25], Mānienie maoli[26], Mānienie māhikihiki[27], Mānienie ʻakiʻaki[28]
  • Flower color: brownish[29], yellow[30]
  • NatureServe conservation status: secure[31]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[32]

Body

Identifiers

Sporobolus virginicus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 169307[33]. Sporobolus virginicus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 751712[34]. Sporobolus virginicus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1115177[35]. Sporobolus virginicus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2704745[36]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 42127[37] and 795386[38].

Why It Matters

Sporobolus virginicus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Australian Plant Name Index. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [37] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [35] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [36] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 42127, 795386
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'commons', 'en', 'fr', 'nl', 'species', 'sv', 'vi', 'war', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Natureserve conservation status → secure
    Has basionym → Agrostis virginica
    Taxon rank → species
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007532151005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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