Aster

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q517130
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Aster

Summary

Aster is a taxon[1]. Aster ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,234 views/month, #942 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aster received the perennial of the year[3].
  • Aster's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Aster is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • star shape is named after Aster[6].
  • Aster is classified within Astereae[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Aster is Aster[8].
  • Aster's Commons category is recorded as Aster[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Aster is Aster amellus[10].
  • Aster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aster (genus)[11].
  • Aster's Commons gallery is recorded as Aster[12].
  • Aster's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Aster's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Aster's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 74[15].
  • Aster's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Aster's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[17].
  • Aster's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[18].
  • Aster's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1069[19].
  • Aster is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'aster'}[20].
  • Aster is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Aster'}[21].
  • Aster is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫菀属'}[22].
  • Aster is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫菀属'}[23].
  • Aster is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'nebina'}[24].
  • Aster's different from is recorded as Aster[25].
  • Aster's has list is recorded as Q3966215[26].
  • Aster's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

Aster's scientific name is Aster[8]. Aster is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Aster is classified within Astereae[7]. The taxonomic type of Aster is Aster amellus[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'aster'}[20], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Aster'}[21], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫菀属'}[22], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫菀属'}[23], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'nebina'}[24].

Discovery and Description

star shape is named after Aster[6].

Identifiers

Aster's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54903[28]. Aster's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41479[29]. Aster's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 21217463[30]. Aster's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3093921[31]. Aster's ITIS TSN is recorded as 35510[32].

Why It Matters

Aster ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,234 views/month, #942 of 195,241).[2] Aster has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Aster is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Aster receive?

Honors received include perennial of the year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . staude-des-jahres.de. Retrieved . staude-des-jahres.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 74. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . 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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    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 1835675
    Award received perennial of the year
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