Xanthium
genus of plants
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Summary
Xanthium is a taxon[1]. Xanthium ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,366 views/month, #1,439 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Heliantheae[4]
- Taxon name: Xanthium[5]
- Commons category: Xanthium[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Xanthium[7]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 75[9]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12931[10]
- Taxon common name: cocklebur[11], Stekelnoot[12], 苍耳属[13], Pıtraq[14]
- Has fruit type: achene[15]
- PAEnflowered taxon URL: https://www.paenflowered.org/apgii/asterales/asteraceae/xanthium[16]
- Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL: https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/genusdescr.cfm?genus=Xanthium[17]
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Identifiers
Xanthium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57921[18]. Xanthium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36590[19]. Xanthium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38875[20]. Xanthium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3089139[21]. Xanthium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 38690[22].
Why It Matters
Xanthium has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Xanthium is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]