Ephedra distachya

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q162784
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Ephedra distachya

Summary

Ephedra distachya is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #1,601 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ephedra distachya's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ephedra distachya is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Ephedra distachya's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Ephedra distachya belongs to the parent taxon Ephedra[6].
  • Ephedra distachya's scientific name is Ephedra distachya[7].
  • Ephedra distachya's Commons category is recorded as Ephedra distachya[8].
  • Ephedra distachya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ephedra distachya[9].
  • Ephedra distachya's Commons gallery is recorded as Ephedra distachya[10].
  • Ephedra distachya's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[11].
  • Ephedra distachya's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Ephedra distachya's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=15219[13].
  • Ephedra distachya's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. distachya'}[14].
  • Ephedra distachya is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'join'}[15].
  • Ephedra distachya is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea Grape'}[16].
  • Ephedra distachya is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '双穗麻黄'}[17].
  • Ephedra distachya is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '双穗麻黄'}[18].
  • Ephedra distachya is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛇麻黄'}[19].
  • Ephedra distachya's has fruit type is recorded as berry[20].
  • Ephedra distachya's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • Ephedra distachya's taxon author citation is recorded as (Keng) C. Yen,J. L. Yang & B. R. Baum[22].
  • Ephedra distachya's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[23].
  • Ephedra distachya's taxon range is recorded as Xinjiang[24].

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Classification

Ephedra distachya's scientific name is Ephedra distachya[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': 'join'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea Grape'}[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '双穗麻黄'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '双穗麻黄'}[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛇麻黄'}[19].

Identifiers

Ephedra distachya's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 340431[25]. Ephedra distachya's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3389[26]. Ephedra distachya's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1156346[27]. Ephedra distachya's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2653321[28]. Ephedra distachya's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183500[29].

Why It Matters

Ephedra distachya ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #1,601 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . 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. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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