Limnobium spongia

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q2756959
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Limnobium spongia

Summary

Limnobium spongia is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Limnobium spongia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Limnobium spongia is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Limnobium spongia belongs to the parent taxon Limnobium[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Limnobium spongia is Limnobium spongia[6].
  • Limnobium spongia's Commons category is recorded as Hydrocharis spongia[7].
  • Limnobium spongia's has basionym is recorded as Hydrocharis spongia[8].
  • Limnobium spongia's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[9].
  • Limnobium spongia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=419810[10].
  • Limnobium spongia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. spongia'}[11].
  • Limnobium spongia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American spongeplant'}[12].
  • Limnobium spongia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sponge plant'}[13].
  • Limnobium spongia's flower color is recorded as white[14].
  • Limnobium spongia's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as apparently secure[15].
  • Limnobium spongia's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Limnobium spongia is Limnobium spongia[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Limnobium[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American spongeplant'}[12] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sponge plant'}[13].

Identifiers

Limnobium spongia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 77751[17]. Limnobium spongia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55475[18]. Limnobium spongia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1088936[19]. Limnobium spongia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5329640[20]. Limnobium spongia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 38948[21].

Why It Matters

Limnobium spongia ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Illinois Plants: Wild Plants of the Prairie State. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Illinois Plants: Wild Plants of the Prairie State. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has basionym Hydrocharis spongia
    Parent taxon Limnobium
    Flower color white
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