Ampelaster carolinianus

(Walter) G.L.Nesom · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Ampelaster

At a glance

Occurrence records1 556

Data sources9

Biological traits4

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Ampelaster carolinianus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 556 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources4 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 556 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Ampelaster carolinianus Ampelaster is a North American genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. There is a single known species, Ampelaster carolinianus, known as climbing aster. It is native to the southeastern United States, in the States of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 460, Climbing aster, Ampelaster carolinianus (Walter) G. L. Nesom, Phytologia. 77: 250. 1995.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapGodfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Dicotyledons 1–944. Univ. Georgia Press, AthensLong, R. W. & O. K. Lakela. 1971. A Flora of Tropical Florida: A Manual of the Seed Plants and Ferns of Southern Peninsular Florida i–xvii, 1–962. University of Miami Press, Coral Cables Ampelaster carolinianus is unusual in the family in that it is a climber, using other plants to support its weight. Sometimes it uses adventitious roots to this end. Flower heads are 1-15 per branch, with both ray florets and disc florets, the flowers pale pink to rose-purple.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment3

Climberfacultative

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · TRY: Shrub, Vine

Woodinesswoody

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

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 Ampelaster carolinianus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★ITS★ITS2

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Ampelaster carolinianus 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 = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records18–182n range18median18mode3records

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

2n 183×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Jones, A. G. 1985. Chromosomal features as generic criteria in the Astereae. Taxon 34: 44–54.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. & J. G. Chmielewski. 1987. Chromosome number determinations in fam. Compositae, tribe Astereae. II. Additional counts. Rhodora 89: 319–325.

CCDB · eflora

n 91×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Sundberg, S. D. & M. O. Dillon. 1986. Chromosome Number Reports 91. Taxon 35: 409–410.

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 556 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 471

Museum / vouchered85

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 004 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 accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 780≤1 km 208≤10 km 56>10 km 82

1 126 georeferenced · 345 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 471

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 accuracy20% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 3≤10 km 10>10 km 6

20 georeferenced · 65 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence85

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 institutions14 of 19 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record	42
Bronx, US	6
Bloomington, US	6
Wuzhou, CN	4
Mississippi State, US	4
Chapel Hill, US	3
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record	2
GAlocation not on record	2
Clemson, US	2
Montréal, CA	2
Baltimore, US	1
Flagstaff, US	1
Columbia, US	1
Mount Pleasant, US	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Miami, US	1
Philadelphia, US	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record	1

19 institutions · 82 of 85 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Ampelaster carolinianus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found2

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Ampelaster carolinianus

At a glance

Sources9 archives

Life cycle & reproduction1

Habitat & environment3

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 556 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions14 of 19 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type1 556 records