Polygonum aviculare

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q242573
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Summary

Polygonum aviculare is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,040 views/month, #1,487 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Polygonum[4]
  • Taxon name: Polygonum aviculare[5]
  • Subclass of: annual plant[6], herbaceous plant[7]
  • Has use: vegetable[8], medicinal plant[9], edema[10], fodder[11], insecticide[12], dye[13], 香精[14]
  • Commons category: Polygonum aviculare[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Polygonum aviculare[16]
  • Commons gallery: Polygonum aviculare[17]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[18], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[20], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(1)[21]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=29238[22]
  • This taxon is source of: knotgrass herb[23]
  • Short name: P. aviculare[24]
  • Taxon common name: y canclwm[25], prostrate knotweed[26], 扁蓄[27], Gewoon varkensgras[28], truskavec ptačí[29], renouée des oiseaux[30], knotgrass[31], Vogel-Knöterich[32], kotipihatatar[33], 萹蓄[34], 扁竹[35], 竹叶草[36], 多茎萹蓄[37], 篇蓄[38]

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Identifiers

Polygonum aviculare's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 78678[39]. Polygonum aviculare's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 137693[40]. Polygonum aviculare's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 585391[41]. Polygonum aviculare's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5334400[42]. Polygonum aviculare's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20876[43].

Why It Matters

Polygonum aviculare has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → polygonum-aviculare
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Invasive to → Brazil
    Verbaalpina id → C9552
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C9552, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  3. 19w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Polygonum
    This taxon is source of → knotgrass herb
    Aliases → —
    Has use → vegetable, medicinal plant, edema +4
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: takazole"
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