Picea abies

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q145992
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Picea abies

Summary

Picea abies is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,711 views/month, #1,048 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Picea abies received the Tree of the year (Germany)[3].
  • Picea abies's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Picea abies is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Picea abies's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Picea abies is classified within Picea[7].
  • Picea abies's scientific name is Picea abies[8].
  • Picea abies is a type of useful plant[9].
  • Picea abies's Commons category is recorded as Picea abies[10].
  • Picea abies's has basionym is recorded as Pinus abies[11].
  • Picea abies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Picea abies[12].
  • Picea abies's Commons gallery is recorded as Picea abies[13].
  • Picea abies's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[14].
  • Picea abies's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[15].
  • Picea abies's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
  • Picea abies's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28264[17].
  • Picea abies's this taxon is source of is recorded as spruce beer[18].
  • Picea abies's this taxon is source of is recorded as tonewood[19].
  • Picea abies's this taxon is source of is recorded as Norway spruce wood[20].
  • Picea abies's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. abies'}[21].
  • Picea abies is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeine Fichte'}[22].
  • Picea abies is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ель обыкновенная'}[23].
  • Picea abies is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gran'}[24].
  • Picea abies is commonly known as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Gran'}[25].
  • Picea abies is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Gran'}[26].
  • Picea abies is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Épicéa commun'}[27].

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Classification

Picea abies's scientific name is Picea abies[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Picea[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeine Fichte'}[22], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ель обыкновенная'}[23], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gran'}[24], {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Gran'}[25], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Gran'}[26], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Épicéa commun'}[27].

Identifiers

Picea abies's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3329[28]. Picea abies's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1061648[29]. Picea abies's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5284884[30]. Picea abies's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183289[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Picea abies include Eglītis[32], a family name[33].

Why It Matters

Picea abies ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,711 views/month, #1,048 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Eglītis[32], a family name[33].

FAQs

What awards did Picea abies receive?

Honors received include Tree of the year (Germany)[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . baum-des-jahres.de. Retrieved . baum-des-jahres.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, 13. Band: Gymnospermae. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. 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] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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