Senecio

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q209596
Senecio
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Senecio

Summary

Senecio is a taxon[1]. Senecio ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (753 views/month, #1,405 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Senecio's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Senecio is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Senecio belongs to the parent taxon Senecioneae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Senecio is Senecio[6].
  • Senecio's Commons category is recorded as Senecio[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Senecio is Senecio vulgaris[8].
  • Senecio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Senecio[9].
  • Senecio's Commons gallery is recorded as Senecio[10].
  • Senecio's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Senecio's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 77(1)[12].
  • Senecio's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[13].
  • Senecio's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11063[14].
  • Senecio is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ragwort'}[15].
  • Senecio is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kruiskruid'}[16].
  • Senecio is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '千里光属'}[17].
  • Senecio is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '千里光属'}[18].
  • Senecio is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '千里木属'}[19].
  • Senecio's different from is recorded as Starzec[20].
  • Senecio's has list is recorded as list of Senecio species[21].
  • Senecio's has fruit type is recorded as achene[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Senecio is Senecio[6]. Senecio is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Senecio is classified within Senecioneae[5]. The taxonomic type of Senecio is Senecio vulgaris[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ragwort'}[15], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kruiskruid'}[16], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '千里光属'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '千里光属'}[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '千里木属'}[19].

Identifiers

Senecio's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53207[23]. Senecio's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 18794[24]. Senecio's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 37748[25]. Senecio's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3106738[26]. Senecio's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36084[27].

Why It Matters

Senecio ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (753 views/month, #1,405 of 195,241).[2] Senecio has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Senecio is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 77(1). wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Has list list of Senecio species
    Has fruit type achene
    Taxonomic type Senecio vulgaris
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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