The monotypic genus Anemopsis has only one species, Anemopsis californica, with the common names yerba mansa or lizard tail. It is a perennial herb in the lizard tail family (Saururaceae) and prefers very wet soil or shallow water.Flowering Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains, Nancy Dale, 2nd Ed., 2000, p. 175
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.46 m · USDA: 0.457 m · TRY: 0.429 m
Seed mass0.361 mg
Seed mass max0.38 mg
Seed mass min0.35 mg
Life cycle & reproduction26
After harvest regrowth rateSlow
Bloom periodEarly Spring
Coppice potentialNo
Flower colourwhite
Flower conspicuousYes
Fruit seed period beginSpring
Fruit seed period endSpring
Growth rate USDAModerate
Life formhydroperennial
Life spanperennial
Lifeform raunkiaer detailedhemicryptophyte
Lifespan categoryLong
Lifespan years1 years
Propagated by bare rootNo
Propagated by bulbNo
Propagated by containerNo
Propagated by cormNo
Propagated by cuttingsNo
Propagated by seedYes
Propagated by sodNo
Propagated by sprigsYes
Propagated by tubersNo
Resprout abilityNo
Seed spread rateModerate
Seedling vigorMedium
Vegetative spread rateModerate
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment24
Active growth periodSpring and Summer
Adapted to coarse textured soilsNo
Adapted to fine textured soilsYes
Adapted to medium textured soilsYes
Aquaticaquatic
BloatNone
Climatetemperate
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Foliage colorGreen
Foliage porosity summerPorous
Foliage porosity winterPorous
Foliage textureCoarse
Fruit colourbrown
Growth formherb
Growth form USDARhizomatous
Hedge toleranceNone
Known allelopathNo
Leaf retentionNo
Low growing grassNo
Root depth min6 in
Shape and orientationErect
Small grainNo
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry19
Anaerobic toleranceHigh
C:N ratioLow
Caco3 toleranceHigh
Cold stratification requiredNo
Drought toleranceNone
Fertility requirementLow
Fire resistantNo
Fire toleranceHigh
Frost free days min280 days
Moisture useHigh
Nitrogen fixation levelNone
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Precipitation max18 in
Precipitation min6 in
Salinity toleranceMedium
Shade toleranceHigh
Soil pH max9 pH
Soil pH min6.5 pH
Temperature min22 °F
Uses & economy12
Berry nut seed productNo
Christmas tree productNo
Commercial availabilityRoutinely Available
Fodder productNo
Lumber productNo
Naval store productNo
Nursery stock productNo
Palatable humanNo
Post productNo
Pulpwood productNo
ToxicityNone
Veneer productNo
Other traits6
Fall conspicuousNo
Fruit seed abundanceHigh
Fruit seed conspicuousNo
Fruit seed persistenceNo
Planting density max4 800 per acre
Planting density min2 700 per acre
03Chemical composition8 compounds
Compounds documented for Anemopsis californica across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Anemopsis californica has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens9
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences8
eDNA detections7
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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.
★matK2★rbcL5★rbcLa★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualAnemopsis californica 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
Genome size782 400 000 bp
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).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Anemopsis californica0.78 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy92% within 1 km
≤100 m 4 601≤1 km 813≤10 km 296>10 km 204
5 914 georeferenced · 1 433 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor7 347
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 accuracy60% within 1 km
≤100 m 196≤1 km 307≤10 km 293>10 km 42
838 georeferenced · 715 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 553
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 institutions59 of 86 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
274
Claremont, US
155
Riverside, US
116
Bronx, US
80
Santa Barbara, US
72
ASUlocation not on record
71
Albuquerque, US
64
US
34
Flagstaff, US
33
Austin, US
28
CASlocation not on record
26
San Luis Obispo, US
24
US
24
Phoenix, US
22
Davis, US
21
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
20
Henderson, US
19
Long Beach, US
18
Mexico City, MX
16
Wuzhou, CN
16
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
16
Ensenada, MX
15
Irvine, US
14
Logan, US
14
Hermosillo, MX
14
Saint Louis, US
14
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
14
La Paz, MX
12
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
12
Denver, US
12
Los Angeles, US
12
EL PASO, US
12
Northridge, US
12
Durango, MX
12
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
11
Bloomington, US
9
Guasave, MX
8
Tampa, US
8
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
8
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
7
Corvallis, US
6
Austin, US
5
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
5
Calabar, NG
5
Catalina Island Conservancylocation not on record
5
Arcata, US
5
San Angelo, US
4
New Haven, US
4
Turlock, US
4
San Bernardino, US
4
San Jose, US
4
Angwin, US
3
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record
3
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
3
Bangkok, TH
3
Dekalb, US
2
Ashland, US
2
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record
2
Orem, US
2
Taipei, TW
2
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
2
Culiacán, MX
2
Pullman, US
2
Chadron, US
2
Bureau of Land Management, Caliente Field Officelocation not on record
1
Cambridge, US
1
GAlocation not on record
1
BAYLUlocation not on record
1
San Diego Natural History Museumlocation not on record
1
Moscow, US
1
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
Green Bay, US
1
INFlocation not on record
1
USFSlocation not on record
1
Provo, US
1
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
1
College Park, US
1
Clemson, US
1
San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
WTUlocation not on record
1
Mexico City, MX
1
SEINetlocation not on record
1
Pocatello, US
1
Chicago, US
1
Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record
1
Fort Worth, US
1
86 institutions · 1 472 of 1 553 vouchered records shown · 81 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA7 detections
Where the DNA of Anemopsis californica 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 found7
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 7 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Coastal Sage Scrub/Riparian vegetation w Art…
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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median20.2 °C 14.9–25.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter14.5 °C
Max temp (day)25.3 °C 20.0–30.6
Min temp (night)15.3 °C 9.70–20.9
Precipitation89.5 mm/mo 65.8–113
Air humidity60.0 % 59.8–60.2
Moisture balance-52.7 mm/mo -67.2–-38.2
Vapour deficit1,023 Pa 698–1,349
Wind speed2.40 m/s 1.50–3.30
Cloud cover30.6 % 29.8–31.4
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
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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ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics9 specimens↗
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CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
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