Cerastium alpinum

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q162484
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Cerastium alpinum

Summary

Cerastium alpinum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cerastium alpinum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cerastium alpinum is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cerastium alpinum belongs to the parent taxon Cerastium[5].
  • Cerastium alpinum's scientific name is Cerastium alpinum[6].
  • Cerastium alpinum's Commons category is recorded as Cerastium alpinum[7].
  • Cerastium alpinum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cerastium alpinum[8].
  • Cerastium alpinum's Commons gallery is recorded as Cerastium latifolium[9].
  • Cerastium alpinum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=446543[10].
  • Cerastium alpinum's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. alpinum'}[11].
  • Cerastium alpinum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Alpen-Hornkraut'}[12].
  • Cerastium alpinum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'alpine chickweed'}[13].
  • Cerastium alpinum is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tunturihärkki'}[14].

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Classification

Cerastium alpinum's scientific name is Cerastium alpinum[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Cerastium[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Alpen-Hornkraut'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'alpine chickweed'}[13], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tunturihärkki'}[14].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 144185[15] and 234986[16]. Cerastium alpinum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 271556[17]. Cerastium alpinum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 589306[18]. Cerastium alpinum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3085450[19]. Cerastium alpinum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19946[20].

Why It Matters

Cerastium alpinum ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . 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] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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