Xylaria polymorpha

Summary

Xylaria polymorpha is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #1,525 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Xylaria polymorpha's image is recorded as Dead man's fingers Xylaria polymorpha.jpg^[3].
• Xylaria polymorpha's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Xylaria polymorpha's taxon rank is recorded as species^[5].
• Xylaria polymorpha's parent taxon is recorded as Xylaria^[6].
• Xylaria polymorpha's taxon name is recorded as Xylaria polymorpha^[7].
• Xylaria polymorpha's Commons category is recorded as Xylaria polymorpha^[8].
• Xylaria polymorpha's has basionym is recorded as Sphaeria polymorpha^[9].
• Xylaria polymorpha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r0_79^[10].
• Xylaria polymorpha's UNII is recorded as T0ME17BVZ6^[11].
• Xylaria polymorpha's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 77046^[12].
• Xylaria polymorpha's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 189359^[13].
• Xylaria polymorpha's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 59767^[14].
• Xylaria polymorpha's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5255104^[15].
• Xylaria polymorpha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Xylaria polymorpha^[16].
• Xylaria polymorpha's Commons gallery is recorded as Xylaria polymorpha^[17].
• Xylaria polymorpha's Tropicos ID is recorded as 100457843^[18].
• Xylaria polymorpha's MycoBank taxon name ID is recorded as 246876^[19].
• Xylaria polymorpha's Index Fungorum taxon ID is recorded as 246876^[20].
• Xylaria polymorpha's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Xylaria-polymorpha^[21].
• Xylaria polymorpha's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'X. polymorpha'}^[22].
• Xylaria polymorpha's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'bysedd y meirw'}^[23].
• Xylaria polymorpha's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '多形炭角菌'}^[24].
• Xylaria polymorpha's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Houtknotszwam'}^[25].
• Xylaria polymorpha's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'tjockhorn'}^[26].
• Xylaria polymorpha's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'vielgestaltige Holzkeule'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Xylaria polymorpha ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #1,525 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]