⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 1.4 m · USDA: 1.37 m · TRY: 1.3 m
Life cycle & reproduction23
Bloom periodMid Spring
Coppice potentialYes
Flower colourred
Flower conspicuousYes
Fruit seed period beginSummer
Fruit seed period endFall
Growth rate USDAModerate
Life formshrub
Life spanperennial
Lifespan categoryLong
Propagated by bare rootYes
Propagated by bulbNo
Propagated by containerYes
Propagated by cormNo
Propagated by cuttingsNo
Propagated by seedYes
Propagated by sodNo
Propagated by sprigsNo
Propagated by tubersNo
Resprout abilityYes
Seed spread rateSlow
Seedling vigorLow
Vegetative spread rateNone
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment24
Active growth periodSpring and Summer
Adapted to coarse textured soilsNo
Adapted to fine textured soilsNo
Adapted to medium textured soilsYes
Aquaticterrestrial
BloatNone
Climatedesert or dry shrubland
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Foliage colorGreen
Foliage porosity summerDense
Foliage porosity winterModerate
Foliage textureMedium
Fruit colourbrown
Growth formshrub
Growth form USDAMultiple Stem
Hedge toleranceMedium
Known allelopathNo
Leaf retentionYes
Low growing grassNo
Root depth min18 in
Shape and orientationRounded
Small grainNo
Woodinesswoody
Physiology & chemistry19
Anaerobic toleranceNone
C:N ratioHigh
Caco3 toleranceMedium
Cold stratification requiredNo
Drought toleranceHigh
Fertility requirementLow
Fire resistantNo
Fire toleranceLow
Frost free days min210 days
Moisture useLow
Nitrogen fixation levelNone
Precipitation max14 in
Precipitation min8 in
Protein potentialLow
Salinity toleranceLow
Shade toleranceHigh
Soil pH max8.4 pH
Soil pH min6.4 pH
Temperature min-3 °F
Uses & economy14
Berry nut seed productNo
Christmas tree productNo
Commercial availabilityNo Known Source
Fodder productNo
Lumber productNo
Naval store productNo
Nursery stock productYes
Palatable browse animalLow
Palatable graze animalLow
Palatable humanYes
Post productNo
Pulpwood productNo
ToxicityNone
Veneer productNo
Other traits7
Fall conspicuousNo
Fruit seed abundanceMedium
Fruit seed conspicuousNo
Fruit seed persistenceNo
Height at 20yr1.22 m
Planting density max1 700 per acre
Planting density min1 200 per acre
05DNA & barcoding1 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 Anisacanthus thurberi has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences2
eDNA detections1
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.
★ITS2
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualAnisacanthus thurberi 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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 362×CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · Cave1956
CCDB · book-fedorov — Grant W. F. 1955
CCDB · Cave1956 — Grant
n 181×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Daniel, T. F., B. D. Parfitt & M. A. Baker. 1984. Chromosome numbers and their systematic implications in some North American Acanthaceae. Syst. Bot. 9: 346–354.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy91% within 1 km
≤100 m 653≤1 km 142≤10 km 55>10 km 26
876 georeferenced · 254 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 130
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 accuracy62% within 1 km
≤100 m 35≤1 km 47≤10 km 38>10 km 13
133 georeferenced · 354 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence487
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 institutions37 of 52 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
ASUlocation not on record
141
Phoenix, US
59
Claremont, US
29
Flagstaff, US
27
Riverside, US
22
Hermosillo, MX
22
CASlocation not on record
20
EL PASO, US
17
Bronx, US
16
Albuquerque, US
16
Austin, US
14
Mexico City, MX
10
San Diego, US
8
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
7
Mexico City, MX
7
Wuzhou, CN
5
Saint Louis, US
5
Ann Arbor, US
5
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
4
Uppsala, SE
3
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
3
Kew, GB
3
Utah Tech Universitylocation not on record
3
Henderson, US
3
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
3
USFSlocation not on record
3
Arizona Western Collegelocation not on record
2
Durango, MX
2
San Luis Obispo, US
2
San Angelo, US
2
Long Beach, US
2
Pullman, US
2
Chicago, US
1
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
1
Boise, US
1
Davis, US
1
Logan, US
1
Northridge, US
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
Provo, US
1
SEINetlocation not on record
1
San Jose, US
1
La Paz, MX
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
Irvine, US
1
Angwin, US
1
Grand Junction, US
1
Juriquilla, MX
1
Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record
1
Bloomington, US
1
Durango, US
1
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
1
52 institutions · 487 of 487 vouchered records shown
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Anisacanthus thurberi 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 found1
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 617 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗