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Beaucarnea recurvata, an Uncommon card
Beaucarnea recurvata, the elephant's foot or ponytail palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 114
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 114 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Beaucarnea recurvata quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Beaucarnea recurvata card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Despite its ______ name, it is not closely related to the true palms.
Answer
common. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms. From the Beaucarnea recurvata article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bifidobacterium. Bifidobacterium 69 · Tyto 64 · Southern Alps 61 · Beaucarnea recurvata 55 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The species is endemic to eastern Mexico, according to IUCN it is now confined to the state of Veracruz, but Plants of the World Online also cites it as occurring in Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.
- Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms.
- It has become popular in Europe and worldwide as an ornamental plant.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Beaucarnea recurvata article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Beaucarnea recurvata
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Beaucarnea recurvata (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : juancruzado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
