Botrytis cinerea

species of necrotrophic fungus which can infect different types of fruit
Taxon taxon Q1135851
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Botrytis cinerea

Summary

Botrytis cinerea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (543 views/month, #1,467 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Botrytis cinerea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Botrytis cinerea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Botrytis cinerea is classified within Botrytis[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Botrytis cinerea is Botrytis cinerea[6].
  • Botrytis cinerea's Commons category is recorded as Botrytis cinerea[7].
  • Botrytis cinerea's color is recorded as grey[8].
  • Botrytis cinerea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Botrytis cinerea[9].
  • Botrytis cinerea's Commons gallery is recorded as Botrytis cinerea[10].
  • Botrytis cinerea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Botrytis cinerea's taxon synonym is recorded as Sclerotinia fuckeliana[12].
  • Botrytis cinerea's taxon synonym is recorded as Peziza fuckeliana[13].
  • Botrytis cinerea's taxon synonym is recorded as Botryotinia fuckeliana[14].
  • Botrytis cinerea's immediate cause of is recorded as noble rot[15].
  • Botrytis cinerea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. cinerea'}[16].
  • Botrytis cinerea is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pydredd llwyd'}[17].
  • Botrytis cinerea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰色葡萄孢菌'}[18].
  • Botrytis cinerea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰葡萄孢'}[19].
  • Botrytis cinerea is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grauschimmelfäule'}[20].
  • Botrytis cinerea's taxon range is recorded as Tibetan Plateau[21].

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Classification

Botrytis cinerea's scientific name is Botrytis cinerea[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Botrytis[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pydredd llwyd'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰色葡萄孢菌'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰葡萄孢'}[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grauschimmelfäule'}[20].

Identifiers

Botrytis cinerea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 324263[22]. Botrytis cinerea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40559[23]. Botrytis cinerea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 187946[24]. Botrytis cinerea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2583139[25].

Why It Matters

Botrytis cinerea ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (543 views/month, #1,467 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Relationship between culturable filamentous fungal diversity and environmental factors in Nam Co Lake. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Relationship between culturable filamentous fungal diversity and environmental factors in Nam Co Lake. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Immediate cause of noble rot
    Parent taxon Botrytis
    Aliases
    Taxon synonym Sclerotinia fuckeliana, Peziza fuckeliana, Botryotinia fuckeliana
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