Bromus tectorum

Species of grass
Taxon taxon Q164128
Bromus tectorum
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Bromus tectorum

Summary

Bromus tectorum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month, #1,514 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bromus tectorum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bromus tectorum is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Bromus tectorum is classified within Bromus[5].
  • Bromus tectorum's scientific name is Bromus tectorum[6].
  • Bromus tectorum's Commons category is recorded as Bromus tectorum[7].
  • Bromus tectorum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bromus tectorum[8].
  • Bromus tectorum's Commons gallery is recorded as Bromus tectorum[9].
  • Bromus tectorum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(2)[10].
  • Bromus tectorum's taxon synonym is recorded as Anisantha tectorum[11].
  • Bromus tectorum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=7880[12].
  • Bromus tectorum's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. tectorum'}[13].
  • Bromus tectorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dach-Trespe'}[14].
  • Bromus tectorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Drooping Brome'}[15].
  • Bromus tectorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sveřep střešní'}[16].
  • Bromus tectorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kattokattara'}[17].
  • Bromus tectorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '旱雀麦'}[18].
  • Bromus tectorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '旱雀麦'}[19].
  • Bromus tectorum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'strešni glistnik'}[20].
  • Bromus tectorum's invasive to is recorded as Oregon[21].
  • Bromus tectorum's invasive to is recorded as Canada[22].
  • Bromus tectorum's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[23].
  • Bromus tectorum's taxon author citation is recorded as Ledeb.[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bromus tectorum is Bromus tectorum[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Bromus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dach-Trespe'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Drooping Brome'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sveřep střešní'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kattokattara'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '旱雀麦'}[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '旱雀麦'}[19].

Identifiers

Bromus tectorum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 58369[25]. Bromus tectorum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29667[26]. Bromus tectorum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114249[27]. Bromus tectorum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2703746[28]. Bromus tectorum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 40524[29].

Why It Matters

Bromus tectorum ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month, #1,514 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of vascular plants in Beijing, China. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Introduction history and population genetics of the invasive grass Bromus tectorum (Poaceae) in Canada. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range People's Republic of China, Switzerland, Xinjiang +1
    Taxon rank species
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(2)
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