Phragmites australis

species of plant (Phragmites)
Taxon taxon Q28557
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Phragmites australis

Summary

Phragmites australis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (798 views/month, #1,358 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phragmites australis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Phragmites australis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Phragmites australis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Phragmites australis is classified within Phragmites[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Phragmites australis is Phragmites australis[7].
  • Phragmites australis is a type of herbaceous plant[8].
  • Phragmites australis is used for food[9].
  • Phragmites australis is used for fiber[10].
  • Phragmites australis is used for medicinal plant[11].
  • Phragmites australis is used for ornamental plant[12].
  • Phragmites australis is used for brewing[13].
  • Phragmites australis is used for building material[14].
  • Phragmites australis is used for firewood[15].
  • Phragmites australis is used for fodder[16].
  • Phragmites australis is used for insecticide[17].
  • Phragmites australis is used for ochitenjō[18].
  • Phragmites australis's Commons category is recorded as Phragmites australis[19].
  • Phragmites australis's has basionym is recorded as Arundo australis[20].
  • Phragmites australis's Commons gallery is recorded as Phragmites australis[21].
  • Phragmites australis's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[22].
  • Phragmites australis's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[23].
  • Phragmites australis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(2)[24].
  • Phragmites australis's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[25].
  • Phragmites australis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Phragmites australis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Phragmites australis is Phragmites australis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Phragmites[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnliches Schilf'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Reed'}[29], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Phragmite commun'}[30], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Roseau'}[31], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蘆葦'}[32], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Riet'}[33].

Identifiers

Phragmites australis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29695[34]. Phragmites australis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114576[35]. Phragmites australis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5290149[36]. Phragmites australis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41072[37].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Phragmites australis include Lake Ashi[38], a volcanic crater lake[39], in Japan[40]; Yoshino River[41], a river[42], in Japan[43]; Kamiesch[44], an inlet[45], in Ukraine[46]; and Trastikovo[47], a village of Bulgaria[48], in Bulgaria[49].

Why It Matters

Phragmites australis ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (798 views/month, #1,358 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 146 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for it include Lake Ashi[38], a volcanic crater lake[39], in Japan[40]; Yoshino River[41], a river[42], in Japan[43]; Kamiesch[44], an inlet[45], in Ukraine[46]; and Trastikovo[47], a village of Bulgaria[48], in Bulgaria[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Australian Plant Name Index. 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] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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