rhubarb

fleshy, edible stalks of plants from the genus Rheum
Taxon taxon Q7535
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rhubarb

Summary

rhubarb is a taxon[1]. rhubarb ranks in the top 0.056% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,081 views/month, #110 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • rhubarb's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • rhubarb is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • rhubarb is classified within Rheum[5].
  • rhubarb's scientific name is Rheum rhabarbarum[6].
  • rhubarb is a type of useful plant[7].
  • rhubarb is a type of herbaceous plant[8].
  • rhubarb is a type of Polygonaceae[9].
  • rhubarb is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • rhubarb is used for vegetable[11].
  • rhubarb's Commons category is recorded as Rheum rhabarbarum[12].
  • rhubarb's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rhubarb[13].
  • rhubarb's Commons gallery is recorded as Rheum rhabarbarum[14].
  • rhubarb's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[15].
  • rhubarb's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • rhubarb's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=404883[17].
  • rhubarb's this taxon is source of is recorded as rhubarb[18].
  • rhubarb's this taxon is source of is recorded as rhubarb smell[19].
  • rhubarb's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. rhabarbarum'}[20].
  • rhubarb is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'garden rhubarb'}[21].
  • rhubarb is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Tuinrabarber'}[22].
  • rhubarb is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'reveň kadeřavá'}[23].
  • rhubarb is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tarharaparperi'}[24].
  • rhubarb is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '波叶大黄'}[25].
  • rhubarb is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '山大黄(华北大黄)'}[26].
  • rhubarb is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小大黄'}[27].

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Classification

rhubarb's scientific name is Rheum rhabarbarum[6]. rhubarb is classified at the rank of species[4]. rhubarb belongs to the parent taxon Rheum[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'garden rhubarb'}[21], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Tuinrabarber'}[22], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'reveň kadeřavá'}[23], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tarharaparperi'}[24], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '波叶大黄'}[25], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '山大黄(华北大黄)'}[26].

Identifiers

rhubarb's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51251[28]. rhubarb's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3621[29]. rhubarb's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 485576[30]. rhubarb's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2888867[31]. rhubarb's ITIS TSN is recorded as 504747[32].

Why It Matters

rhubarb ranks in the top 0.056% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,081 views/month, #110 of 195,241).[2] rhubarb has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] rhubarb is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Species cataloging of vascular plants in Ningxia, northwestern China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. 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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