Capsella

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q157786
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Capsella

Summary

Capsella is a taxon[1]. Capsella ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (474 views/month, #1,588 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Capsella's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Capsella is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Capsella belongs to the parent taxon Camelineae[5].
  • Capsella's scientific name is Capsella[6].
  • Capsella's Commons category is recorded as Capsella (Brassicaceae)[7].
  • Capsella's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Capsella (plant)[8].
  • Capsella's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Capsella's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10].
  • Capsella's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 33[11].
  • Capsella's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2054[12].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'capsella'}[13].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Quşəppəyi'}[14].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Көтөүсе муҡсаһы'}[15].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Стрэлкі'}[16].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kokoška'}[17].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hyrdetaske'}[18].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hirtentäschel'}[19].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hirtentäschelkraut'}[20].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'کیسه کشیش'}[21].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Lutukat'}[22].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Wačoški'}[23].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'Հովվամախաղ'}[24].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Borsapastore'}[25].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'kk', 'text': 'Жұмыршақ'}[26].
  • Capsella is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Žvaginė'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Capsella is Capsella[6]. Capsella is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Capsella belongs to the parent taxon Camelineae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'capsella'}[13], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Quşəppəyi'}[14], {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Көтөүсе муҡсаһы'}[15], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Стрэлкі'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kokoška'}[17], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hyrdetaske'}[18].

Identifiers

Capsella's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52979[28]. Capsella's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3718[29]. Capsella's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 71229[30]. Capsella's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3047430[31]. Capsella's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22765[32].

Why It Matters

Capsella ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (474 views/month, #1,588 of 195,241).[2] Capsella has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Capsella is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A generic and tribal synopsis of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A generic and tribal synopsis of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A generic and tribal synopsis of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . 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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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Camelineae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Homonymous taxon Capsella
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