Ephedra californica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q5382140
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Ephedra californica

Summary

Ephedra californica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ephedra californica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ephedra californica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Ephedra californica's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Ephedra californica belongs to the parent taxon Ephedra[6].
  • Ephedra californica's scientific name is Ephedra californica[7].
  • Ephedra californica's Commons category is recorded as Ephedra californica[8].
  • Ephedra californica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ephedra californica[9].
  • Ephedra californica's Commons gallery is recorded as Ephedra californica[10].
  • Ephedra californica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=430215[11].
  • Ephedra californica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. californica'}[12].
  • Ephedra californica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California jointfir'}[13].
  • Ephedra californica is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cañatillo'}[14].
  • Ephedra californica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Ephedra'}[15].
  • Ephedra californica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Mormon Tea'}[16].
  • Ephedra californica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Tea'}[17].
  • Ephedra californica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mexican Tea'}[18].
  • Ephedra californica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mormon Tea'}[19].
  • Ephedra californica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '加州麻黄'}[20].
  • Ephedra californica's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as vulnerable[21].

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Classification

Ephedra californica's scientific name is Ephedra californica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ephedra[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California jointfir'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cañatillo'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Ephedra'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Mormon Tea'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Tea'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mexican Tea'}[18].

Identifiers

Ephedra californica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57890[22]. Ephedra californica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 45090[23]. Ephedra californica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1156338[24]. Ephedra californica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2653361[25]. Ephedra californica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 502312[26].

Why It Matters

Ephedra californica ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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