Pieris
genus of plants
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Summary
Pieris is a taxon[1]. Pieris ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,541 views/month, #1,413 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Ericaceae[4]
- Taxon name: Pieris[5]
- Commons category: Pieris[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pieris (plant)[7]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 57(3)[8]
- Taxon synonym: Aegialea[9]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9380[10]
- Taxon common name: fetterbush[11], 马醉木属[12]
- Has fruit type: capsule[13]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[14]
- Homonymous taxon: Pieris[15]
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Identifiers
Pieris's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49706[16]. Pieris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 51679[17]. Pieris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2882626[18]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 184546[19], 188537[20], and 23565[21].
Why It Matters
Pieris has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Pieris is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]