Centaurea cyanus

species of flowering plant
Taxon taxon Q156921
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Centaurea cyanus

Summary

Centaurea cyanus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,495 views/month, #705 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Centaurea cyanus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Centaurea cyanus's instance of is recorded as herb[4].
  • Centaurea cyanus is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Centaurea cyanus belongs to the parent taxon Centaurea[6].
  • Centaurea cyanus's scientific name is Centaurea cyanus[7].
  • Centaurea cyanus is a type of flowering plant[8].
  • Centaurea cyanus is a type of ornamental plant[9].
  • Centaurea cyanus is a type of weed[10].
  • Centaurea cyanus is part of segetal flora[11].
  • Centaurea cyanus's Commons category is recorded as Centaurea cyanus[12].
  • Centaurea cyanus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Centaurea cyanus[13].
  • Centaurea cyanus's Commons gallery is recorded as Centaurea cyanus[14].
  • Centaurea cyanus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Centaurea cyanus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Centaurea cyanus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 78(1)[17].
  • Centaurea cyanus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[18].
  • Centaurea cyanus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9817[19].
  • Centaurea cyanus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. cyanus'}[20].
  • Centaurea cyanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cornflower'}[21].
  • Centaurea cyanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Korn-Flockenblume'}[22].
  • Centaurea cyanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قنطريون عنبري'}[23].
  • Centaurea cyanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Əkin güləvəri'}[24].
  • Centaurea cyanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Зәңгәр сәскә'}[25].
  • Centaurea cyanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kornblomst'}[26].
  • Centaurea cyanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'Блакітная валошка'}[27].

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Classification

Centaurea cyanus's scientific name is Centaurea cyanus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Centaurea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cornflower'}[21], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Korn-Flockenblume'}[22], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قنطريون عنبري'}[23], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Əkin güləvəri'}[24], {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Зәңгәр сәскә'}[25], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kornblomst'}[26].

Identifiers

Centaurea cyanus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41522[28]. Centaurea cyanus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 467789[29]. Centaurea cyanus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3089561[30]. Centaurea cyanus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36954[31].

Why It Matters

Centaurea cyanus ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,495 views/month, #705 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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