Spiraea japonica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q158201
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Spiraea japonica

Summary

Spiraea japonica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (987 views/month, #1,362 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spiraea japonica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spiraea japonica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Shimotsuke Province is named after Spiraea japonica[5].
  • Spiraea japonica is classified within Spiraea[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Spiraea japonica is Spiraea japonica[7].
  • Spiraea japonica is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Spiraea japonica is used for ornamental plant[9].
  • Spiraea japonica's Commons category is recorded as Spiraea japonica[10].
  • Spiraea japonica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spiraea japonica[11].
  • Spiraea japonica's Commons gallery is recorded as Spiraea japonica[12].
  • Spiraea japonica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36[13].
  • Spiraea japonica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=35295[14].
  • Spiraea japonica's has characteristic is recorded as invasive species[15].
  • Spiraea japonica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. japonica'}[16].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'erwain Japan'}[17].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese meadowsweet'}[18].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Japansk Spiræa'}[19].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese spiraea'}[20].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Japanska wjerbička'}[21].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シモツケ'}[22].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Japanse spierstruik'}[23].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Japanspirea'}[24].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Tawuła japońska'}[25].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Спирея японская'}[26].
  • Spiraea japonica is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Praktspirea'}[27].

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Classification

Spiraea japonica's scientific name is Spiraea japonica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Spiraea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'erwain Japan'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese meadowsweet'}[18], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Japansk Spiræa'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese spiraea'}[20], {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Japanska wjerbička'}[21], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シモツケ'}[22].

Discovery and Description

Shimotsuke Province is named after Spiraea japonica[5].

Identifiers

Spiraea japonica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 125790[28]. Spiraea japonica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 309823[29]. Spiraea japonica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 627220[30]. Spiraea japonica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3026403[31]. Spiraea japonica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 25335[32].

Why It Matters

Spiraea japonica ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (987 views/month, #1,362 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 49 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The Plant List. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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] . 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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  1. 24d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Shimotsuke Province
    Taxon rank species
    Topic's main category Category:Spiraea japonica
    Parent taxon Spiraea
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