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Xerophyllum tenax

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Xerophyllum tenax
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Xerophyllum tenax

Summary

Xerophyllum tenax is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #1,531 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xerophyllum tenax's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is classified within Xerophyllum[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Xerophyllum tenax is Xerophyllum tenax[6].
  • Xerophyllum tenax's Commons category is recorded as Xerophyllum tenax[7].
  • Xerophyllum tenax's has basionym is recorded as Helonias tenax[8].
  • Xerophyllum tenax's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Xerophyllum tenax[9].
  • Xerophyllum tenax's Commons gallery is recorded as Xerophyllum tenax[10].
  • Xerophyllum tenax's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=451620[11].
  • Xerophyllum tenax's this taxon is source of is recorded as bear grass[12].
  • Xerophyllum tenax's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'X. tenax'}[13].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common beargrass'}[14].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bärengras'}[15].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bear-grass'}[16].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Karhunheinä'}[17].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Herbe d'ours"}[18].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beargrass'}[19].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Basket-grass'}[20].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Turkeybeard'}[21].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bear-grass'}[22].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '旱叶草'}[23].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '熊尾草'}[24].
  • Xerophyllum tenax is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'medvedja trava'}[25].
  • Xerophyllum tenax's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure[26].
  • Xerophyllum tenax's Montana Plant Life URL is recorded as http://montana.plant-life.org/cgi-bin/species03.cgi?Liliaceae_Xerophyllumtenax[27].

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Classification

Xerophyllum tenax's scientific name is Xerophyllum tenax[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Xerophyllum[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common beargrass'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bärengras'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bear-grass'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Karhunheinä'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Herbe d'ours"}[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beargrass'}[19].

Identifiers

Xerophyllum tenax's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 59524[28]. Xerophyllum tenax's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 86979[29]. Xerophyllum tenax's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1083542[30]. Xerophyllum tenax's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5295841[31]. Xerophyllum tenax's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505768[32].

Why It Matters

Xerophyllum tenax ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #1,531 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 15 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. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Natural and cultural history of beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Washington Native Plant Society Plant Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Washington Native Plant Society Plant Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Washington Native Plant Society Plant Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Oregon Flora Image Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . 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. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of → bear grass
    Natureserve conservation status → secure
    Parent taxon → Xerophyllum
    Instance of → taxon
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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