Aethionema armenum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Aethionema

At a glance

Occurrence records22

Data sources6

Biological traits9

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Aethionema armenum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility22 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources9 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF22 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 48

01Narrative

Aethionema armenum, also called rock cress, stonecress, or Persian candytuft, is a low-growing evergreen shrub in the Brassicaceae family native to the Mediterranean. There, it is typically found on rocky slopes above 800 meters.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFT

Size & morphology2

Plant height max0.15 m

Plant height min0.1 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Flowering endJun

Flowering startMay

Life formsubshrub

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment3

Climatetemperate

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aethionema armenum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Aethionema armenum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 48 n = 24

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records48–482n range48median48mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 482×CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · brass

CCDB · book-fedorov — Manton 1932

CCDB · brass — Manton

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type22 records

Wild obs. + sensor5

Museum / vouchered16

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Introduced3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO68 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 3

5 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor5

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 16 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence16

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 6 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Wlocation not on record	4
Salamanca, ES	2
Bronx, US	1
Paris, FR	1
Denver, US	1
BRNUlocation not on record	1

6 institutions · 10 of 16 vouchered records shown · 6 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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