Silybum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q1521997
Silybum
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Silybum

Summary

Silybum is a taxon[1]. Silybum ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,505 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Silybum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Silybum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Silybum is classified within Cynareae[5].
  • Silybum's scientific name is Silybum[6].
  • Silybum's Commons category is recorded as Silybum[7].
  • Silybum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silybum[8].
  • Silybum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 78(1)[9].
  • Silybum's taxon synonym is recorded as Mariana[10].
  • Silybum's taxon synonym is recorded as Mariacantha[11].
  • Silybum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11165[12].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'milkthistle'}[13].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ostropestřec mariánský'}[14].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mariendistel'}[15].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Milk thistle'}[16].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Maarianohdakkeet'}[17].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chardon-Marie'}[18].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Margainis'}[19].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Mariadistel'}[20].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Ostropest'}[21].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Расторопша'}[22].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '乳薊'}[23].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '水飞蓟属'}[24].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水飞蓟属'}[25].
  • Silybum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'badelj'}[26].
  • Silybum's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/milk_thistle_pdq__integrative__alternative__and_complementary_therapies_-_patient_information_nci[27].

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Classification

Silybum's scientific name is Silybum[6]. Silybum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Silybum belongs to the parent taxon Cynareae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'milkthistle'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ostropestřec mariánský'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mariendistel'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Milk thistle'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Maarianohdakkeet'}[17], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chardon-Marie'}[18].

Identifiers

Silybum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52587[28]. Silybum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 92920[29]. Silybum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 64580[30]. Silybum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3145213[31]. Silybum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 38412[32].

Why It Matters

Silybum ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,505 of 195,241).[2] Silybum has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Silybum is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . 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] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . 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] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 78(1). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . medicalrecords.com. medicalrecords.com. Provenance: 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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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Cynareae
    Aliases
    Taxon synonym Mariana, Mariacantha
    Taxon rank genus
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