Dryas octopetala
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Summary
Dryas octopetala is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month, #1,531 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Dryas[4]
- Taxon name: Dryas octopetala[5]
- Commons category: Dryas octopetala[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dryas octopetala[7]
- Commons gallery: Dryas octopetala[8]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 37[11], Ботанический словарь[12]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14708[13]
- Short name: D. octopetala[14]
- Taxon common name: Silberwurz[15], eightpetal mountain-avens[16], Dryade à huit pétales[17], Chênette[18], tunturilapinvuokko[19], 仙女木[20], alpska velesa[21], チョウノスケソウ[22]
- Taxon range: Switzerland[23], Xinjiang[24]
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Identifiers
Dryas octopetala's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83541[25]. Dryas octopetala's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57948[26]. Dryas octopetala's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 229668[27]. Dryas octopetala's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4889932[28]. Dryas octopetala's ITIS TSN is recorded as 24619[29].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Dryas octopetala include Younger Dryas[30], a geological era[31]; Oldest Dryas[32], a stadial[33]; and Older Dryas[34], a stadial[35].
Why It Matters
Dryas octopetala has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Younger Dryas[30], a geological era[31]; Oldest Dryas[32], a stadial[33]; and Older Dryas[34], a stadial[35].