American ginseng

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q2737217
American ginseng
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American ginseng

Summary

American ginseng is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,070 views/month, #1,330 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American ginseng's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American ginseng is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American ginseng is classified within Panax[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, American ginseng is Panax quinquefolius[6].
  • American ginseng is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • American ginseng's Commons category is recorded as Panax quinquefolius[8].
  • American ginseng's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Panax quinquefolius[9].
  • American ginseng's Commons gallery is recorded as Panax quinquefolius[10].
  • American ginseng's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11].
  • American ginseng's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=26381[12].
  • American ginseng's this taxon is source of is recorded as American ginseng[13].
  • American ginseng's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. quinquefolius'}[14].
  • American ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American ginseng'}[15].
  • American ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '西洋参'}[16].
  • American ginseng is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '西洋参'}[17].
  • American ginseng's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as vulnerable[18].
  • American ginseng's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].
  • American ginseng's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[20].
  • American ginseng's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[21].
  • American ginseng's PAEnflowered taxon URL is recorded as https://www.paenflowered.org/apgii/apiales/araliaceae/panax/panax-quinquefolius[22].

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Classification

American ginseng's scientific name is Panax quinquefolius[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Panax[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '西洋参'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '西洋参'}[17].

Identifiers

American ginseng's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 116333[23]. American ginseng's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 44588[24]. American ginseng's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1153392[25]. American ginseng's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5372246[26]. American ginseng's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29399[27].

Why It Matters

American ginseng ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,070 views/month, #1,330 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . A checklist of vascular plants in Shaanxi Province, China (Version 2021). wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . PAEnflowered: Flora of Pennsylvania. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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