Viscum album

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q144940
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Viscum album

Summary

Viscum album is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #1,437 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Viscum album received the medicinal plant of the year[3].
  • Viscum album's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Viscum album is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Viscum album belongs to the parent taxon Viscum[6].
  • Viscum album's scientific name is Viscum album[7].
  • Viscum album is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Viscum album's Commons category is recorded as Viscum album[9].
  • Viscum album's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Viscum album[10].
  • Viscum album's Commons gallery is recorded as Viscum album[11].
  • Viscum album's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12].
  • Viscum album's described by source is recorded as Monographie der Mistel[13].
  • Viscum album's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 24[14].
  • Viscum album's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[15].
  • Viscum album's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41807[16].
  • Viscum album's this taxon is source of is recorded as mistletoe (herb)[17].
  • Viscum album's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. album'}[18].
  • Viscum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Laubholz-Mistel'}[19].
  • Viscum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European mistletoe'}[20].
  • Viscum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'an', 'text': 'Vesque'}[21].
  • Viscum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دبق أبيض'}[22].
  • Viscum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Ağ öksəotu'}[23].
  • Viscum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'Амяла белая'}[24].
  • Viscum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Амяла белая'}[25].
  • Viscum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Имел'}[26].
  • Viscum album is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Vesc'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Viscum album is Viscum album[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Viscum[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Laubholz-Mistel'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European mistletoe'}[20], {'lang': 'an', 'text': 'Vesque'}[21], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دبق أبيض'}[22], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Ağ öksəotu'}[23], and {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'Амяла белая'}[24].

Identifiers

Viscum album's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3972[28]. Viscum album's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 582687[29]. Viscum album's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2889828[30]. Viscum album's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27906[31].

Why It Matters

Viscum album ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #1,437 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Viscum album receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . sueddeutsche.de. Retrieved . sueddeutsche.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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