Arctium lappa

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q26932
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Arctium lappa

Summary

Arctium lappa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,805 views/month, #1,076 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arctium lappa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Arctium lappa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Arctium lappa belongs to the parent taxon Arctium[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Arctium lappa is Arctium lappa[6].
  • Arctium lappa is a type of herbaceous plant[7].
  • Arctium lappa is used for fodder[8].
  • Arctium lappa is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Arctium lappa is used for vegetable[10].
  • Arctium lappa is used for brewing[11].
  • Arctium lappa is used for fiber[12].
  • Arctium lappa's Commons category is recorded as Arctium lappa[13].
  • Arctium lappa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arctium lappa[14].
  • Arctium lappa's Commons gallery is recorded as Arctium lappa[15].
  • Arctium lappa's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16].
  • Arctium lappa's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17].
  • Arctium lappa's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 78(1)[18].
  • Arctium lappa's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19].
  • Arctium lappa's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[20].
  • Arctium lappa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=3857[21].
  • Arctium lappa's this taxon is source of is recorded as Arctii Fructus[22].
  • Arctium lappa's this taxon is source of is recorded as burdock root[23].
  • Arctium lappa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. lappa'}[24].
  • Arctium lappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Große Klette'}[25].
  • Arctium lappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'greater burdock'}[26].
  • Arctium lappa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '牛蒡'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Arctium lappa is Arctium lappa[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Arctium[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Große Klette'}[25], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'greater burdock'}[26], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '牛蒡'}[27], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grote klit'}[28], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lopuch větší'}[29], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'grande bardane'}[30].

Identifiers

Arctium lappa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75501[31]. Arctium lappa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4217[32]. Arctium lappa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 468152[33]. Arctium lappa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5393090[34]. Arctium lappa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36545[35].

Why It Matters

Arctium lappa ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,805 views/month, #1,076 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 148 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [35] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [33] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [34] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . keio-kampo.jp. keio-kampo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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