Hedwigia

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q13567918
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Hedwigia

Summary

Hedwigia is a taxon[1]. Hedwigia ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hedwigia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hedwigia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Johann Hedwig is named after Hedwigia[5].
  • Hedwigia belongs to the parent taxon Hedwigiaceae[6].
  • Hedwigia's scientific name is Hedwigia[7].
  • Hedwigia's Commons category is recorded as Hedwigia[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Hedwigia is Hedwigia ciliata[9].
  • Hedwigia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hedwigia[10].
  • Hedwigia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=?id=17745[11].
  • Hedwigia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hedwigia moss'}[12].
  • Hedwigia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Harmosammalet'}[13].
  • Hedwigia is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Granietmos'}[14].
  • Hedwigia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hedwigsmoose'}[15].
  • Hedwigia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '虎尾藓属'}[16].

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Classification

Hedwigia's scientific name is Hedwigia[7]. Hedwigia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Hedwigia is classified within Hedwigiaceae[6]. The taxonomic type of Hedwigia is Hedwigia ciliata[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hedwigia moss'}[12], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Harmosammalet'}[13], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Granietmos'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hedwigsmoose'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '虎尾藓属'}[16].

Discovery and Description

Johann Hedwig is named after Hedwigia[5]. Things named for Hedwigia include Hedwigia[17], a scientific journal[18], founded in 1852[19], written by various authors[20].

Identifiers

Hedwigia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 157457[21]. Hedwigia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52987[22]. Hedwigia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 54030[23]. Hedwigia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2678729[24]. Hedwigia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 16520[25].

Why It Matters

Hedwigia ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] Hedwigia has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

Entities named for Hedwigia include Hedwigia[17], a scientific journal[18], founded in 1852[19], written by various authors[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Appendix III: Conserved, protected, and rejected names of genera and subdivisions of genera. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . eFloras. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Hedwigiaceae
    Taxonomic type Hedwigia ciliata
    Named after Johann Hedwig
    Reflora id FB96406
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