Erigeron canadensis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q21874197
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Summary

Erigeron canadensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,202 views/month, #1,100 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Erigeron[4]
  • Taxon name: Erigeron canadensis[5]
  • Subclass of: annual plant[6], herbaceous plant[7], biennial plant[8]
  • Has use: fodder[9], vegetable[10], medicinal plant[11]
  • Commons category: Erigeron canadensis[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Erigeron canadensis[13]
  • Commons gallery: Erigeron canadensis[14]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 74[15]
  • Taxon synonym: Conyza canadensis[16]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=104213[17]
  • This taxon is source of: horseweed oil[18]
  • Short name: E. canadensis[19]
  • Taxon common name: 小蓬草[20], 加拿大飞蓬[21], 飞蓬[22], 小飞蓬[23], 加拿大蓬[24], 小篷草[25], 小蓬草*(小飞蓬)[26], 野塘蒿[27], picachón[28], Canadese fijnstraal[29], kanadska suholetnica[30]
  • NatureServe conservation status: secure[31]
  • Invasive to: Shanghai[32]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[33]
  • Taxon author citation: L.[34]

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Identifiers

Erigeron canadensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76907[35]. Erigeron canadensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 72917[36]. Erigeron canadensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3146791[37]. Erigeron canadensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 196266[38].

Why It Matters

Erigeron canadensis has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → erigeron-canadensis
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  2. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Catalogue of life id → 6GNBD
    Taxon synonym → Conyza canadensis
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  3. 13w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nbic scientific name id → 156832
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  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Natureserve conservation status → secure
    Subclass of → annual plant, herbaceous plant, biennial plant
    Has use → fodder, vegetable, medicinal plant
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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