Amsinckia menziesii
(Lehm.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. · speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Amsinckia menziesii's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 692 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI13 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics35 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
giftgenome & karyotype
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Amsinckia menziesii is a species of plant in the family Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology20
Life cycle & reproduction9
Diet & foraging2
Habitat & environment12
Physiology & chemistry6
Compounds documented for Amsinckia menziesii across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds66 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-gamma-Tocopherol | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Ursolic Acid | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,4AS,7S,7aS)-7-hydroxy-7-methyl-1-(((2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(((4-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy)methyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid | present | NPASS | |
| (2E)-2-[(4aS,5R,7R,8R,8aS)-5-acetyloxy-4,4,7,8a-tetramethylspiro[2,3,4a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-naphthalene-8,5'-oxolane]-2'-ylidene]acetic acid | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3S,4R)-4-[(3S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylpent-4-enyl]-3,4,8,8-tetramethyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,4aS,10aR)-1,1,4a-trimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthren-2-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (3R,4R,4aS,8aS)-4-[2-(furan-3-yl)ethyl]-4-hydroxy-3,4a,8,8-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,7,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-one | present | NPASS | |
| (R)-alpha-Terpineol | present | NPASS | |
| 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid | present | NPASS | |
| 2-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid | present | NPASS |
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 Amsinckia menziesii has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Amsinckia menziesii 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
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.
2n 323×CCDB · nw-europe-fl · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · GIFT · GIFT (floras)
2n 162×CCDB · iapt · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
2n 342×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · GIFT · GIFT (floras)
2n 151×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
2n 301×GIFT · GIFT (floras)
2n 381×GIFT · GIFT (floras)
n 171×CCDB · Cave1957
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type6 692 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions77 of 117 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| San Diego, US | 155 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 109 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 90 |
| Pullman, US | 75 |
| Claremont, US | 74 |
| Davis, US | 63 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 54 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 49 |
| Corvallis, US | 45 |
| Turlock, US | 40 |
| Riverside, US | 40 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 38 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 36 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 33 |
| Victoria, CA | 30 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 28 |
| Moscow, US | 26 |
| US | 24 |
| Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 22 |
| Bronx, US | 21 |
| CASlocation not on record | 21 |
| Missoula, US | 18 |
| Olocation not on record | 18 |
| Boise, US | 17 |
| Phoenix, US | 17 |
| Flagstaff, US | 15 |
| Caldwell, US | 15 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 14 |
| Pocatello, US | 13 |
| Oulu, FI | 11 |
| EL PASO, US | 10 |
| Brussel, BE | 10 |
| Vancouver, CA | 10 |
| Provo, US | 10 |
| Bozeman, US | 9 |
| Los Angeles, US | 9 |
| Portland, US | 9 |
| Arcata, US | 9 |
| Irvine, US | 8 |
| Long Beach, US | 8 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 7 |
| Logan, US | 7 |
| Turku, FI | 7 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 6 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 6 |
| Bern, CH | 6 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 6 |
| Cheney, US | 6 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 6 |
| Weber State Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record | 5 |
| IDElocation not on record | 5 |
| IWEP FEB RASlocation not on record | 4 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 4 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 4 |
| Tacoma, US | 4 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 4 |
| Northridge, US | 4 |
| Angwin, US | 4 |
| Tempe, US | 3 |
| Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record | 3 |
| Trondheim, NO | 3 |
| TUR-Alocation not on record | 3 |
| Henderson, US | 3 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 3 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 3 |
| Tampa, US | 3 |
| University of New Hampshirelocation not on record | 3 |
| Austin, US | 3 |
| San Bernardino, US | 3 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 3 |
| San Jose, US | 3 |
| Saint Louis, US | 2 |
| LDlocation not on record | 2 |
| Columbia, US | 2 |
| Albuquerque, US | 2 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 2 |
| San Francisco, US | 2 |
| Chadron, US | 2 |
| Ensenada, MX | 2 |
| Mexico City, MX | 2 |
| Arizona Western Collegelocation not on record | 2 |
| Cape Town, ZA | 2 |
| Fort Worth, US | 2 |
| Winterthur, CH | 2 |
| La Paz, MX | 2 |
| Görlitz, DE | 2 |
| Catalina Island Conservancylocation not on record | 1 |
| Beijing, CN | 1 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 1 |
| Orem, US | 1 |
| Porvoo, FI | 1 |
| WINlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mérida, MX | 1 |
| Calabar, NG | 1 |
| The University of Arizonalocation not on record | 1 |
| Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record | 1 |
| Philadelphia, US | 1 |
| Pittsburg, US | 1 |
| Fullerton, US | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| Denver, US | 1 |
| Xiamen, CN | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preservelocation not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, San Juan Island National Historical Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Québec, CA | 1 |
| VALElocation not on record | 1 |
| Bend, US | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| Wellington, NZ | 1 |
| Kuopio, FI | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record | 1 |
| DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record | 1 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 1 |
Where the DNA of Amsinckia menziesii 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.