Asclepias tuberosa

species of flowering plant
Taxon taxon Q311131
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Asclepias tuberosa

Summary

Asclepias tuberosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,019 views/month, #1,173 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Asclepias tuberosa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Asclepias tuberosa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Asclepias tuberosa is classified within Asclepias[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Asclepias tuberosa is Asclepias tuberosa[6].
  • Asclepias tuberosa's Commons category is recorded as Asclepias tuberosa[7].
  • Asclepias tuberosa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Asclepias tuberosa[8].
  • Asclepias tuberosa's Commons gallery is recorded as Asclepias tuberosa[9].
  • Asclepias tuberosa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=4480[10].
  • Asclepias tuberosa's short name is recorded as A. tuberosa[11].
  • Asclepias tuberosa is commonly known as butterfly milkweed[12].
  • Asclepias tuberosa is commonly known as Knolzijdeplant[13].
  • Asclepias tuberosa is commonly known as 柳叶马利筋[14].
  • Asclepias tuberosa is commonly known as 蝴蝶花马利筋[15].
  • Asclepias tuberosa is commonly known as butterfly weed[16].
  • Asclepias tuberosa is commonly known as bumbuļu asklēpija[17].
  • Asclepias tuberosa's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure[18].
  • Asclepias tuberosa's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].
  • Asclepias tuberosa's taxon author citation is recorded as L.[20].
  • Asclepias tuberosa's PAEnflowered taxon URL is recorded as https://www.paenflowered.org/apgii/gentianales/apocynaceae/asclepias/asclepias-tuberosa[21].

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Classification

Asclepias tuberosa's scientific name is Asclepias tuberosa[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Asclepias[5]. Recorded taxon common name include butterfly milkweed[12], Knolzijdeplant[13], 柳叶马利筋[14], 蝴蝶花马利筋[15], butterfly weed[16], and bumbuļu asklēpija[17].

Identifiers

Asclepias tuberosa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47912[22]. Asclepias tuberosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 141466[23]. Asclepias tuberosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581278[24]. Asclepias tuberosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3170305[25]. Asclepias tuberosa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30313[26].

Why It Matters

Asclepias tuberosa ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,019 views/month, #1,173 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Ivario · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → butterfly milkweed, Knolzijdeplant, 柳叶马利筋 +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: bumbuļu asklēpija"
  2. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Natureserve conservation status → secure
    Taxon rank → species
    Topic's main category → Category:Asclepias tuberosa
    Parent taxon → Asclepias
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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