Lactuca virosa

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q578927
Lactuca virosa
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Lactuca virosa

Summary

Lactuca virosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,637 views/month, #1,072 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lactuca virosa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lactuca virosa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lactuca virosa is classified within Lactuca[5].
  • Lactuca virosa's scientific name is Lactuca virosa[6].
  • Lactuca virosa's Commons category is recorded as Lactuca virosa[7].
  • Lactuca virosa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lactuca virosa[8].
  • Lactuca virosa's Commons gallery is recorded as Lactuca virosa[9].
  • Lactuca virosa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21375[10].
  • Lactuca virosa's this taxon is source of is recorded as Lactuca virosa latex[11].
  • Lactuca virosa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. virosa'}[12].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gift-Lattich'}[13].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bitter lettuce'}[14].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gifsla'}[15].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'locika jedovatá'}[16].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'gifsla'}[17].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'laitue vireuse'}[18].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'great lettuce'}[19].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Giftlattich'}[20].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '野莴苣'}[21].
  • Lactuca virosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '苦莴苣'}[22].
  • Lactuca virosa's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lactuca virosa is Lactuca virosa[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lactuca[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gift-Lattich'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bitter lettuce'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gifsla'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'locika jedovatá'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'laitue vireuse'}[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'great lettuce'}[19].

Identifiers

Lactuca virosa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53108[24]. Lactuca virosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 75947[25]. Lactuca virosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 486948[26]. Lactuca virosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3140346[27]. Lactuca virosa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503306[28].

Why It Matters

Lactuca virosa ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,637 views/month, #1,072 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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