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Polytrichum

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Taxon taxon Q1544166
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Polytrichum

Summary

Polytrichum is a taxon[1]. Polytrichum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polytrichum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Polytrichum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Polytrichum is classified within Polytrichaceae[5].
  • Polytrichum's scientific name is Polytrichum[6].
  • Polytrichum's Commons category is recorded as Polytrichum[7].
  • Polytrichum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polytrichum[8].
  • Polytrichum's Commons gallery is recorded as Polytrichum[9].
  • Polytrichum's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[10].
  • Polytrichum's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Polytrichum's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[12].
  • Polytrichum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Polytrichum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=19065[14].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'polytrichum moss'}[15].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ploník'}[16].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Frauenhaarmoose'}[17].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Haarmützenmoose'}[18].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Widertonmoose'}[19].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bird Wheat'}[20].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hair Moss'}[21].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Haircap Moss'}[22].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pigeon Wheat'}[23].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Korpikarhunsammalet'}[24].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Haarmos'}[25].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Płonnik'}[26].
  • Polytrichum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Björnmossa'}[27].

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Classification

Polytrichum's scientific name is Polytrichum[6]. Polytrichum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Polytrichum is classified within Polytrichaceae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'polytrichum moss'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ploník'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Frauenhaarmoose'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Haarmützenmoose'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Widertonmoose'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bird Wheat'}[20].

Identifiers

Polytrichum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67912[28]. Polytrichum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3212[29]. Polytrichum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 88677[30]. Polytrichum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2683053[31]. Polytrichum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 15758[32].

Why It Matters

Polytrichum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] Polytrichum has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Polytrichum is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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