Verbena officinalis

species of plant, herb
Taxon taxon Q161417
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Verbena officinalis

Summary

Verbena officinalis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,585 views/month, #1,464 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Verbena officinalis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Verbena officinalis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Verbena officinalis belongs to the parent taxon Verbena[5].
  • Verbena officinalis's scientific name is Verbena officinalis[6].
  • Verbena officinalis is a type of perennial plant[7].
  • Verbena officinalis is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Verbena officinalis is used for brewing[9].
  • Verbena officinalis is used for veterinary drug[10].
  • Verbena officinalis's Commons category is recorded as Verbena officinalis[11].
  • Verbena officinalis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Verbena officinalis[12].
  • Verbena officinalis's Commons gallery is recorded as Verbena officinalis[13].
  • Verbena officinalis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[14].
  • Verbena officinalis's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • Verbena officinalis's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal[16].
  • Verbena officinalis's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17].
  • Verbena officinalis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 65(1)[18].
  • Verbena officinalis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41164[19].
  • Verbena officinalis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. officinalis'}[20].
  • Verbena officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Echtes Eisenkraut'}[21].
  • Verbena officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'herb of the cross'}[22].
  • Verbena officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '馬鞭草'}[23].
  • Verbena officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鐵馬鞭'}[24].
  • Verbena officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ijzerhard'}[25].
  • Verbena officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Verveine officinale'}[26].
  • Verbena officinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Verveine sauvage'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Verbena officinalis is Verbena officinalis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Verbena[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Echtes Eisenkraut'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'herb of the cross'}[22], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '馬鞭草'}[23], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鐵馬鞭'}[24], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ijzerhard'}[25], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Verveine officinale'}[26].

Identifiers

Verbena officinalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 56163[28]. Verbena officinalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 79772[29]. Verbena officinalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 579851[30]. Verbena officinalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2925529[31]. Verbena officinalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32110[32].

Why It Matters

Verbena officinalis ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,585 views/month, #1,464 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . 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. 10m ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 55
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  5. 20w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic → near threatened
    Has fruit type → nucule
    Subclass of → perennial plant
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Dictionnaire Infernal, Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao +1
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