Taxus baccata

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q179729
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Summary

Taxus baccata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,906 views/month, #785 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Poisonous Plant of the Year[3], Tree of the year (Germany)[4], Tree of the Year (Hungary)[5], Tree of the Year (Austria)[6]
  • Taxon rank: species[7]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[8]
  • Parent taxon: Taxus[9]
  • Taxon name: Taxus baccata[10]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[11]
  • Commons category: Taxus baccata[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Taxus baccata[13]
  • Commons gallery: Taxus baccata[14]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[15]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=80070[18]
  • This taxon is source of: yew wood[19]
  • Short name: T. baccata[20]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnliche Eibe[21], European Yew[22], If commun[23], If[24], Taxus[25], Common Yew[26], tasso[27], tis červený[28], Eibe[29], yew[30], euroopanmarjakuusi[31], English yew[32], 欧洲红豆杉[33], texu[34]

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Identifiers

Taxus baccata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47553[35]. Taxus baccata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 25629[36]. Taxus baccata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1033691[37]. Taxus baccata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5284517[38]. Taxus baccata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 194883[39].

Why It Matters

Taxus baccata has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Taxus baccata receive?

Honors received include Poisonous Plant of the Year[3], Tree of the year (Germany)[4], Tree of the Year (Hungary)[5], and Tree of the Year (Austria)[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → taxus-baccata
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  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C7744
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  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Exobasidium vexans
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  4. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Endangered status
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  5. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0328163-tis-cerveny
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  6. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007531837205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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