Hibiscus syriacus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157756
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Summary

Hibiscus syriacus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,060 views/month, #908 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Hibiscus[4]
  • Taxon name: Hibiscus syriacus[5]
  • Has use: fiber[6], medicinal plant[7], vegetable[8], food[9], building material[10]
  • Commons category: Hibiscus syriacus[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hibiscus syriacus[12]
  • Commons gallery: Hibiscus syriacus[13]
  • Described at URL: https://yerbateca.org/plantas/pimpinella-anisum/[14]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(2)[18]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=19094[19]
  • Heritage designation: Gangneung Bangdong-ri Mugunghwa[20]
  • Short name: H. syriacus[21]
  • Taxon common name: rose of Sharon[22], ibišek syrský[23], Syrisk Rose[24], Straucheibisch[25], Sinihibiskus[26], kerti mályvacserje[27], törökrózsa[28], Բաղրջուկ[29], սիրիական վարդ[30], քետմի[31], ムクゲ (木槿)[32], 무궁화[33], ketmia syryjska[34], Frilandshibiskus[35]
  • Different from: Althaea[36]
  • Flower color: blue[37]

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Identifiers

Hibiscus syriacus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 126585[38]. Hibiscus syriacus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 106335[39]. Hibiscus syriacus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584343[40]. Hibiscus syriacus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152583[41]. Hibiscus syriacus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 21638[42].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Hibiscus syriacus include Grand Order of Mugunghwa[43], an order[44], in South Korea[45], founded in 1949[46].

Why It Matters

Hibiscus syriacus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for it include Grand Order of Mugunghwa[43], an order[44], in South Korea[45], founded in 1949[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . 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. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Naturbasen species id → 45960/syrisk-rose
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Naturbasen species id: 45960/syrisk-rose, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270106|batch #270106]]"
  2. 9w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12200424-n
    Interlingual index id → i101140
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47826|batch #47826]]: OEWN"
  3. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → Gangneung Bangdong-ri Mugunghwa
    Harper's tag → hibiscus-syriacus
    Topic's main category → Category:Hibiscus syriacus
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: hibiscus-syriacus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289937574|hibiscus syriacus (#289937574)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
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