Equisetum arvense

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q107592
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Equisetum arvense

Summary

Equisetum arvense is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,297 views/month, #1,097 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Equisetum arvense received the medicinal plant of the year[3].
  • Equisetum arvense's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Equisetum arvense is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Equisetum arvense's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Equisetum arvense belongs to the parent taxon Equisetum[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Equisetum arvense is Equisetum arvense[8].
  • Equisetum arvense is a type of perennial plant[9].
  • Equisetum arvense is a type of herbaceous plant[10].
  • Equisetum arvense is used for medicinal plant[11].
  • Equisetum arvense is used for fodder[12].
  • Equisetum arvense is used for insecticide[13].
  • Equisetum arvense's Commons category is recorded as Equisetum arvense[14].
  • Equisetum arvense's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Equisetum arvense[15].
  • Equisetum arvense's Commons gallery is recorded as Equisetum arvense[16].
  • Equisetum arvense's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(3)[17].
  • Equisetum arvense's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
  • Equisetum arvense's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=400386[19].
  • Equisetum arvense's this taxon is source of is recorded as horsetail herb[20].
  • Equisetum arvense's this taxon is source of is recorded as horsetail[21].
  • Equisetum arvense's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. arvense'}[22].
  • Equisetum arvense is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Field Horsetail'}[23].
  • Equisetum arvense is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Acker-Schachtelhalm'}[24].
  • Equisetum arvense is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'كنباث الحقول'}[25].
  • Equisetum arvense is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Tarla qatırquyruğu'}[26].
  • Equisetum arvense is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Хвошч палявы'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Equisetum arvense is Equisetum arvense[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Equisetum[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Field Horsetail'}[23], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Acker-Schachtelhalm'}[24], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'كنباث الحقول'}[25], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Tarla qatırquyruğu'}[26], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Хвошч палявы'}[27], and {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Полски хвощ'}[28].

Identifiers

Equisetum arvense's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3258[29]. Equisetum arvense's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 597765[30]. Equisetum arvense's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2687921[31]. Equisetum arvense's ITIS TSN is recorded as 17152[32].

Why It Matters

Equisetum arvense ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,297 views/month, #1,097 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Equisetum arvense receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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