Peganum harmala

species of plant in the family Nitrariaceae
Taxon taxon Q94857
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Summary

Peganum harmala is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,148 views/month, #1,290 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Peganum[4]
  • Taxon name: Peganum harmala[5]
  • Subclass of: entheogen[6], useful plant[7], herbaceous plant[8]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[9], psychoactive drug[10]
  • Commons category: Peganum harmala[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Peganum harmala[12]
  • Commons gallery: Peganum harmala[13]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(1)[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27098[16]
  • Short name: P. harmala[17]
  • Taxon common name: harmal peganum[18], 骆驼蓬[19], 臭古朵[20], 骆驼蓬子[21]
  • Has fruit type: capsule[22]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[23]

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Identifiers

Peganum harmala's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 78374[24]. Peganum harmala's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43879[25]. Peganum harmala's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581852[26]. Peganum harmala's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3189912[27]. Peganum harmala's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29053[28].

Why It Matters

Peganum harmala has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(1). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Parent taxon → Peganum
    Topic's main category → Category:Peganum harmala
    Subclass of → entheogen, useful plant, herbaceous plant
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