Centaurea jacea

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1130177
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Centaurea jacea

Summary

Centaurea jacea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #1,603 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Centaurea jacea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Centaurea jacea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Centaurea jacea belongs to the parent taxon Centaurea[5].
  • Centaurea jacea's scientific name is Centaurea jacea[6].
  • Centaurea jacea's Commons category is recorded as Centaurea jacea[7].
  • Centaurea jacea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Centaurea jacea[8].
  • Centaurea jacea's Commons gallery is recorded as Centaurea jacea[9].
  • Centaurea jacea's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9821[10].
  • Centaurea jacea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. jacea'}[11].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'brownray knapweed'}[12].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قنطريون بني'}[13].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Pakrūminė bajuorė'}[14].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Васілёк лугавы'}[15].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'ливадна метличина'}[16].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'centàurea jàcea'}[17].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chrpa luční'}[18].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Almindelig Knopurt'}[19].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Knopurt'}[20].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnliche Flockenblume'}[21].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wiesen-Flockenblume'}[22].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wiesenflockenblume'}[23].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'brown knapweed'}[24].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'brown-ray knapweed'}[25].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'brown-rayed knapweed'}[26].
  • Centaurea jacea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common knapweed'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Centaurea jacea is Centaurea jacea[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Centaurea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'brownray knapweed'}[12], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قنطريون بني'}[13], {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Pakrūminė bajuorė'}[14], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Васілёк лугавы'}[15], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'ливадна метличина'}[16], and {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'centàurea jàcea'}[17].

Identifiers

Centaurea jacea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 351340[28]. Centaurea jacea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 467797[29]. Centaurea jacea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3128547[30]. Centaurea jacea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36962[31].

Why It Matters

Centaurea jacea ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #1,603 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. 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] . 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.

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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