Scleranthus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q158561
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Scleranthus

Summary

Scleranthus is a taxon[1]. Scleranthus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scleranthus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Scleranthus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Scleranthus is classified within Sclerantheae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Scleranthus is Scleranthus[6].
  • Scleranthus's Commons category is recorded as Scleranthus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Scleranthus is Scleranthus annuus[8].
  • Scleranthus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scleranthus[9].
  • Scleranthus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[10].
  • Scleranthus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10954[11].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'German knotgrass'}[12].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chmerek'}[13].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Knäuelkräuter'}[14].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'knotgrass'}[15].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kaderohi'}[16].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Jäsenruohot'}[17].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Kłubička'}[18].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Klėstenė'}[19].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'hardbloem'}[20].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Czerwiec'}[21].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Дивала'}[22].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'sklerant'}[23].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Knavelsläktet'}[24].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Червець'}[25].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Hardbloem'}[26].
  • Scleranthus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'mešič'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Scleranthus is Scleranthus[6]. Scleranthus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Scleranthus is classified within Sclerantheae[5]. The taxonomic type of Scleranthus is Scleranthus annuus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'German knotgrass'}[12], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chmerek'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Knäuelkräuter'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'knotgrass'}[15], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kaderohi'}[16], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Jäsenruohot'}[17].

Identifiers

Scleranthus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 61936[28]. Scleranthus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 191670[29]. Scleranthus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 71098[30]. Scleranthus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3085893[31]. Scleranthus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20359[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Scleranthus include June[33], a calendar month[34].

Why It Matters

Scleranthus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2] Scleranthus has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Scleranthus is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Scleranthus include June[33], a calendar month[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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Sclerantheae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Taxonomic type Scleranthus annuus
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