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Miscanthus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q131542
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Miscanthus

Summary

Miscanthus is a taxon[1]. Miscanthus ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #1,509 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Miscanthus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Miscanthus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Miscanthus is classified within Panicoideae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Miscanthus is Miscanthus[6].
  • Miscanthus's Commons category is recorded as Miscanthus[7].
  • Miscanthus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Miscanthus[8].
  • Miscanthus's Commons gallery is recorded as Miscanthus[9].
  • Miscanthus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(2)[10].
  • Miscanthus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(2)[11].
  • Miscanthus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7661[12].
  • Miscanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'silvergrass'}[13].
  • Miscanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Norsunheinät'}[14].
  • Miscanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'すすき'}[15].
  • Miscanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '芒属'}[16].
  • Miscanthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '芒属'}[17].

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Classification

Miscanthus's scientific name is Miscanthus[6]. Miscanthus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Miscanthus belongs to the parent taxon Panicoideae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'silvergrass'}[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Norsunheinät'}[14], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'すすき'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '芒属'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '芒属'}[17].

Identifiers

Miscanthus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 125625[18]. Miscanthus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 62336[19]. Miscanthus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2706020[20]. Miscanthus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41870[21].

Why It Matters

Miscanthus ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #1,509 of 195,241).[2] Miscanthus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Miscanthus is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Om de med Saccharum beslägtade genera. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(2). wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · HenryLi · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon rank → genus
    Parent taxon → Panicoideae
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