Alternanthera pungens

Summary

Alternanthera pungens is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #1,601 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alternanthera pungens's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Alternanthera pungens is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Alternanthera pungens belongs to the parent taxon Alternanthera^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Alternanthera pungens is Alternanthera pungens^[6].
• Alternanthera pungens is a type of herbaceous plant^[7].
• Alternanthera pungens is used for medicinal plant^[8].
• Alternanthera pungens's Commons category is recorded as Alternanthera pungens^[9].
• Alternanthera pungens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alternanthera pungens^[10].
• Alternanthera pungens's Commons gallery is recorded as Alternanthera pungens^[11].
• Alternanthera pungens's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(2)^[12].
• Alternanthera pungens's taxon synonym is recorded as Achyranthes repens^[13].
• Alternanthera pungens's taxon synonym is recorded as Alternanthera echinata^[14].
• Alternanthera pungens's taxon synonym is recorded as Alternanthera thomensis^[15].
• Alternanthera pungens's taxon synonym is recorded as Illecebrum achyrantha^[16].
• Alternanthera pungens's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=316546^[17].
• Alternanthera pungens's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. pungens'}^[18].
• Alternanthera pungens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'khakiweed'}^[19].
• Alternanthera pungens is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '刺花莲子草'}^[20].
• Alternanthera pungens is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '刺花莲子草'}^[21].
• Alternanthera pungens is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '空心莲子草'}^[22].
• Alternanthera pungens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'chaff flower'}^[23].
• Alternanthera pungens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'khaki weed'}^[24].
• Alternanthera pungens is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'kakiedubbeltjie'}^[25].
• Alternanthera pungens's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[26].
• Alternanthera pungens's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China^[27].

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Classification

Alternanthera pungens's scientific name is Alternanthera pungens^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Alternanthera^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'khakiweed'}^[19], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '刺花莲子草'}^[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '刺花莲子草'}^[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '空心莲子草'}^[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'chaff flower'}^[23], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'khaki weed'}^[24].

Identifiers

Alternanthera pungens's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 158231^[28]. Alternanthera pungens's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 240021^[29]. Alternanthera pungens's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084949^[30]. Alternanthera pungens's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20771^[31].

Why It Matters

Alternanthera pungens ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #1,601 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]