Armillaria mellea

species of fungus
Taxon taxon Q473745
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Armillaria mellea

Summary

Armillaria mellea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month, #1,445 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Armillaria mellea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Armillaria mellea's instance of is recorded as cryptic species complex[4].
  • Armillaria mellea is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Armillaria mellea is classified within Armillaria[6].
  • Armillaria mellea's scientific name is Armillaria mellea[7].
  • Armillaria mellea's Commons category is recorded as Armillaria mellea[8].
  • Armillaria mellea's has basionym is recorded as Agaricus melleus[9].
  • Armillaria mellea's hymenium type is recorded as lamella[10].
  • Armillaria mellea's edibility is recorded as edible when cooked[11].
  • Armillaria mellea's edibility is recorded as edible mushroom[12].
  • Armillaria mellea's edibility is recorded as medicinal mushrooms[13].
  • Armillaria mellea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Armillaria mellea[14].
  • Armillaria mellea's Commons gallery is recorded as Armillaria mellea[15].
  • Armillaria mellea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Armillaria mellea's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaricus melleus[18].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Stropharia versicolor[19].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Clitocybe mellea[20].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Armillaria mellea subsp. nipponica[21].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Armillaria mellea var. exannulata[22].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Armillaria mellea var. flava[23].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Armillaria mellea var. glabra[24].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Armillaria mellea var. javanica[25].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Armillaria mellea var. maxima[26].
  • Armillaria mellea's taxon synonym is recorded as Armillaria mellea var. minor[27].

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Classification

Armillaria mellea's scientific name is Armillaria mellea[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Armillaria[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ffwng melog'}[28], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '假蜜環菌'}[29], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Echte honingzwam'}[30], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'václavka obecná'}[31], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Honiggelber Hallimasch'}[32], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Honey Fungus'}[33].

Identifiers

Armillaria mellea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55950[34]. Armillaria mellea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 47429[35]. Armillaria mellea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1029436[36]. Armillaria mellea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2536891[37].

Why It Matters

Armillaria mellea ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month, #1,445 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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  29. [28] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . Datenbank der Pilze Deutschlands. Retrieved . pilze-deutschland.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . Montana Field Guide. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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