Heteropogon contortus

Summary

Heteropogon contortus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month, #1,595 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Heteropogon contortus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Heteropogon contortus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Heteropogon contortus is classified within Heteropogon^[5].
• Heteropogon contortus's scientific name is Heteropogon contortus^[6].
• Heteropogon contortus is a type of herbaceous plant^[7].
• Heteropogon contortus is used for medicinal plant^[8].
• Heteropogon contortus is used for fodder^[9].
• Heteropogon contortus's Commons category is recorded as Heteropogon contortus^[10].
• Heteropogon contortus's has basionym is recorded as Andropogon contortus^[11].
• Heteropogon contortus's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345^[12].
• Heteropogon contortus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(2)^[13].
• Heteropogon contortus's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands^[14].
• Heteropogon contortus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=18953^[15].
• Heteropogon contortus's short name is recorded as H. contortus^[16].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as tanglehead^[17].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as 黃茅^[18].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as 黄茅^[19].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as 地筋^[20].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as 扭黄茅^[21].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as 黄茅^[22].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as 地筋^[23].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as Lule^[24].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as Pili^[25].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as Pili grass^[26].
• Heteropogon contortus is commonly known as Spear grass^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Heteropogon contortus is Heteropogon contortus^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Heteropogon^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include tanglehead^[17], 黃茅^[18], 黄茅^[19], 地筋^[20], 扭黄茅^[21], and Lule^[24].

Identifiers

Heteropogon contortus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 77394^[28]. Heteropogon contortus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 79849^[29]. Heteropogon contortus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114966^[30]. Heteropogon contortus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5290179^[31]. Heteropogon contortus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41763^[32].

Why It Matters

Heteropogon contortus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month, #1,595 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]