Mentha pulegium

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q161235
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Mentha pulegium

Summary

Mentha pulegium is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,082 views/month, #997 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mentha pulegium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mentha pulegium is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mentha pulegium's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Mentha pulegium is classified within Mentha[6].
  • Mentha pulegium's scientific name is Mentha pulegium[7].
  • Mentha pulegium's Commons category is recorded as Mentha pulegium[8].
  • Mentha pulegium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mentha pulegium[9].
  • Mentha pulegium's Commons gallery is recorded as Mentha pulegium[10].
  • Mentha pulegium's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66[11].
  • Mentha pulegium's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[12].
  • Mentha pulegium's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • Mentha pulegium's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24079[14].
  • Mentha pulegium's this taxon is source of is recorded as pennyroyal oil[15].
  • Mentha pulegium's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of pennyroyal[16].
  • Mentha pulegium's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. pulegium'}[17].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Polei-Minze'}[18].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pennyroyal'}[19].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Poliol'}[20].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Menta poleo'}[21].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Menthe pouliot'}[22].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Mięta polej'}[23].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Poejo'}[24].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Мята блошница'}[25].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Мята болотная'}[26].
  • Mentha pulegium is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Polejmynta'}[27].

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Classification

Mentha pulegium's scientific name is Mentha pulegium[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Mentha[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Polei-Minze'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pennyroyal'}[19], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Poliol'}[20], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Menta poleo'}[21], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Menthe pouliot'}[22], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Mięta polej'}[23].

Identifiers

Mentha pulegium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57116[28]. Mentha pulegium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 294739[29]. Mentha pulegium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 579696[30]. Mentha pulegium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2927189[31]. Mentha pulegium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32270[32].

Why It Matters

Mentha pulegium ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,082 views/month, #997 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. 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.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge
    Parent taxon Mentha
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