Aira

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q158022
Aira
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Aira

Summary

Aira is a taxon[1]. Aira ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #1,615 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aira's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Aira is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Aira belongs to the parent taxon Poaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Aira is Aira[6].
  • Aira's Commons category is recorded as Aira[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Aira is Aira praecox[8].
  • Aira's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aira[9].
  • Aira's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • Aira's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(3)[11].
  • Aira's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=332[12].
  • Aira is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hairgrass'}[13].
  • Aira is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kääpiölauhat'}[14].
  • Aira is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Айра'}[15].
  • Aira is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dwerghaver'}[16].
  • Aira is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '银须草属'}[17].
  • Aira is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '银须草属'}[18].
  • Aira's different from is recorded as Aira[19].
  • Aira's different from is recorded as Aira[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Aira is Aira[6]. Aira is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Aira belongs to the parent taxon Poaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Aira is Aira praecox[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hairgrass'}[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kääpiölauhat'}[14], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Айра'}[15], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dwerghaver'}[16], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '银须草属'}[17], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '银须草属'}[18].

Identifiers

Aira's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52695[21]. Aira's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 281065[22]. Aira's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 108069[23]. Aira's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2702432[24]. Aira's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41375[25].

Why It Matters

Aira ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #1,615 of 195,241).[2] Aira has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Aira is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(3). wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Aira, Aira
    Instance of taxon
    Described by source Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(3)
    Aliases
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