Lythrum salicaria

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157513
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Lythrum salicaria

Summary

Lythrum salicaria is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,104 views/month, #1,455 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lythrum salicaria's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lythrum salicaria is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lythrum salicaria's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Lythrum salicaria is classified within Lythrum[6].
  • Lythrum salicaria's scientific name is Lythrum salicaria[7].
  • Lythrum salicaria is a type of perennial plant[8].
  • Lythrum salicaria is a type of herbaceous plant[9].
  • Lythrum salicaria is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Lythrum salicaria is used for fodder[11].
  • Lythrum salicaria's Commons category is recorded as Lythrum salicaria[12].
  • Lythrum salicaria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lythrum salicaria[13].
  • Lythrum salicaria's Commons gallery is recorded as Lythrum salicaria[14].
  • Lythrum salicaria's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(2)[15].
  • Lythrum salicaria's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=23022[16].
  • Lythrum salicaria's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. salicaria'}[17].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnlicher Blutweiderich'}[18].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple-loosestrife'}[19].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Söyüdyarpaq ağlarot'}[20].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Върболист'}[21].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Обикновена блатия'}[22].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Salicària'}[23].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kyprej obecný'}[24].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kyprej vrbice'}[25].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': "Llysiau'r-milwr coch"}[26].
  • Lythrum salicaria is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Almindelig Kattehale'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lythrum salicaria is Lythrum salicaria[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lythrum[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnlicher Blutweiderich'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple-loosestrife'}[19], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Söyüdyarpaq ağlarot'}[20], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Върболист'}[21], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Обикновена блатия'}[22], and {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Salicària'}[23].

Identifiers

Lythrum salicaria's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13129[28]. Lythrum salicaria's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 583139[29]. Lythrum salicaria's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3188736[30]. Lythrum salicaria's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27079[31].

Why It Matters

Lythrum salicaria ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,104 views/month, #1,455 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym Q10890069
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  2. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use medicinal plant, fodder
    Natureserve conservation status secure
    Instance of taxon
    Topic's main category Category:Lythrum salicaria
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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