Festuca ovina

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157885
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Festuca ovina

Summary

Festuca ovina is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Festuca ovina's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Festuca ovina is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Festuca ovina belongs to the parent taxon Festuca[5].
  • Festuca ovina's scientific name is Festuca ovina[6].
  • Festuca ovina is a type of perennial plant[7].
  • Festuca ovina is a type of herbaceous plant[8].
  • Festuca ovina's Commons category is recorded as Festuca ovina[9].
  • Festuca ovina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Festuca ovina[10].
  • Festuca ovina's Commons gallery is recorded as Festuca ovina[11].
  • Festuca ovina's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(2)[12].
  • Festuca ovina's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=16688[13].
  • Festuca ovina's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'F. ovina'}[14].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'peiswellt y defaid'}[15].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sheep fescue'}[16].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Echter Schaf-Schwingel'}[17].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sheep's Fescue"}[18].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'Овчи виук'}[19].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '羊茅'}[20].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '草稃羊茅'}[21].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ruig en Zinkschapengras'}[22].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kostřava ovčí'}[23].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'genaald schapengras'}[24].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'fétuque ovin'}[25].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'lampaannata'}[26].
  • Festuca ovina is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '羊茅'}[27].

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Classification

Festuca ovina's scientific name is Festuca ovina[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Festuca[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'peiswellt y defaid'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sheep fescue'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Echter Schaf-Schwingel'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sheep's Fescue"}[18], {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'Овчи виук'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '羊茅'}[20].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 125903[28], 125907[29], and 125906[30]. Festuca ovina's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 98750[31]. Festuca ovina's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114410[32]. Festuca ovina's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2704951[33]. Festuca ovina's ITIS TSN is recorded as 40804[34].

Why It Matters

Festuca ovina ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range Beijing, People's Republic of China, Xinjiang +2
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