Pinus ponderosa

species of large pine tree in North America
Taxon taxon Q460523
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Pinus ponderosa

Summary

Pinus ponderosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,225 views/month, #1,166 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pinus ponderosa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pinus ponderosa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pinus ponderosa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Pinus ponderosa is classified within Pinus sect. Pseudostrobus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pinus ponderosa is Pinus ponderosa[7].
  • Pinus ponderosa is a type of evergreen tree[8].
  • Pinus ponderosa is a type of useful plant[9].
  • Pinus ponderosa's Commons category is recorded as Pinus ponderosa[10].
  • Pinus ponderosa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pinus ponderosa[11].
  • Pinus ponderosa's Commons gallery is recorded as Pinus ponderosa[12].
  • Pinus ponderosa's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7[13].
  • Pinus ponderosa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28530[14].
  • Pinus ponderosa's this taxon is source of is recorded as ponderosa pine[15].
  • Pinus ponderosa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. ponderosa'}[16].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ponderosa Pine'}[17].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Yellow Pine'}[18].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ponderosa pine'}[19].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pinwydden gochfrig'}[20].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'borovice těžká'}[21].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western yellow pine'}[22].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '西黄松'}[23].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '美国黄松'}[24].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '美国长三叶松'}[25].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '西黄松'}[26].
  • Pinus ponderosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美国黄松'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pinus ponderosa is Pinus ponderosa[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pinus sect. Pseudostrobus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ponderosa Pine'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Yellow Pine'}[18], {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pinwydden gochfrig'}[20], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'borovice těžká'}[21], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '西黄松'}[23], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '美国黄松'}[24].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 48461[28] and 81248[29]. Pinus ponderosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55062[30]. Pinus ponderosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1061751[31]. Pinus ponderosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5285053[32]. Pinus ponderosa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183365[33].

Why It Matters

Pinus ponderosa ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,225 views/month, #1,166 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . iucnredlist.org. Retrieved . iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, 13. Band: Gymnospermae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Washington Flora Checklist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A checklist of vascular plants in Shaanxi Province, China (Version 2021). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

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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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of evergreen tree, useful plant
    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 7
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
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