Molinia caerulea

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157772
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Molinia caerulea

Summary

Molinia caerulea is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Molinia caerulea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Molinia caerulea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Molinia caerulea belongs to the parent taxon Molinia[5].
  • Molinia caerulea's scientific name is Molinia caerulea[6].
  • Molinia caerulea's Commons category is recorded as Molinia caerulea[7].
  • Molinia caerulea's has basionym is recorded as Aira caerulea[8].
  • Molinia caerulea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Molinia caerulea[9].
  • Molinia caerulea's Commons gallery is recorded as Molinia caerulea[10].
  • Molinia caerulea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Molinia caerulea's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[12].
  • Molinia caerulea's described by source is recorded as Flora URSS[13].
  • Molinia caerulea's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24515[14].
  • Molinia caerulea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. caerulea'}[15].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'glaswellt y gweunydd'}[16].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'purple moorgrass'}[17].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Almindelig Blåtop'}[18].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blaues Pfeifengras'}[19].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple Moor Grass'}[20].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Kékperje'}[21].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Nyugati kékperje'}[22].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Pijpenstrootje'}[23].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Trzęślica modra'}[24].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Blåtåtel'}[25].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bezkolenec modrý'}[26].
  • Molinia caerulea is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'pijpenstrootje'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Molinia caerulea is Molinia caerulea[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Molinia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'glaswellt y gweunydd'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'purple moorgrass'}[17], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Almindelig Blåtop'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blaues Pfeifengras'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple Moor Grass'}[20], and {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Kékperje'}[21].

Identifiers

Molinia caerulea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 165499[28]. Molinia caerulea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38689[29]. Molinia caerulea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1115039[30]. Molinia caerulea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5289877[31]. Molinia caerulea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41876[32].

Why It Matters

Molinia caerulea has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [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] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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