Amaranthus albus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q164118
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Amaranthus albus

Summary

Amaranthus albus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Amaranthus albus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Amaranthus albus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Amaranthus albus is classified within Amaranthus[5].
  • Amaranthus albus's scientific name is Amaranthus albus[6].
  • Amaranthus albus's Commons category is recorded as Amaranthus albus[7].
  • Amaranthus albus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amaranthus albus[8].
  • Amaranthus albus's Commons gallery is recorded as Amaranthus albus[9].
  • Amaranthus albus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(2)[10].
  • Amaranthus albus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101509[11].
  • Amaranthus albus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. albus'}[12].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißer Amarant'}[13].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'prostrate pigweed'}[14].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witte amarant'}[15].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'laskavec bílý'}[16].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'witte amarant'}[17].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'amarante blanche'}[18].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'white amaranth'}[19].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weisser Amarant'}[20].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkorevonhäntä'}[21].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '白苋'}[22].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白苋'}[23].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tumbleweed'}[24].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'white pigweed'}[25].
  • Amaranthus albus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'beli ščir'}[26].
  • Amaranthus albus's has fruit type is recorded as capsule[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Amaranthus albus is Amaranthus albus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Amaranthus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißer Amarant'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'prostrate pigweed'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witte amarant'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'laskavec bílý'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'amarante blanche'}[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'white amaranth'}[19].

Identifiers

Amaranthus albus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57893[28]. Amaranthus albus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 124760[29]. Amaranthus albus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47128714[30]. Amaranthus albus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5384372[31]. Amaranthus albus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20719[32].

Why It Matters

Amaranthus albus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Mid-Atlantic Herbaria Consortium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . 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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    Has fruit type capsule
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    Invasive to People's Republic of China
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