Aphanostephus ramosissimus

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aphanostephus

At a glance

Occurrence records1 944

Data sources10

Biological traits11

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections1

Sources10 archives

Databases and archives Aphanostephus ramosissimus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 944 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 sources11 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 944 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 8

01Narrative

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, with the common name plains lazydaisy. It is native to the southwestern and south-central United States, the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, as well as to central and northern Mexico as far south as Puebla and Michoacán.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapTropicos, specimen listing for Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass0.197 mg

Seed mass max0.2 mg

Seed mass min0.2 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life spanannual

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

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 Aphanostephus ramosissimus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections1

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

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Aphanostephus ramosissimus 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 = 8 n = 4

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records8–82n range8median8mode15records

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

2n 815×CCDB · eflora · CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · eflora

CCDB · book-fedorov — Jackson R. C. (D. n. 1957).

CCDB · book-fedorov — Raven et al. 1960

CCDB · book-fedorov — Smith E. B., Johnson 1964

CCDB · book-fedorov — Turner, Crammer 1964

CCDB · book-fedorov — Turner, Johnston 1961

CCDB · book-fedorov — DeJong, Longpre 1963

CCDB · book-fedorov — Turner, Cra=er 1964

CCDB · book-fedorov — Turner, Mabry 1964

CCDB · book-fedorov — Turner, Ellison, King 1961

CCDB · book-fedorov — Powell, Turner 1963

CCDB · book-fedorov — Turner, Flyr 1966

n 411×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 +2

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Keil, D. J. & D. J. Pinkava. 1976. Chromosome counts and taxonomic notes for Compositae from the United States and Mexico. Amer. J. Bot. 63: 1393–1403.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Keil, D. J. & T. F. Stuessy. 1975. Chromosome counts of Compositae from the United States, Mexico and Guatemala. Rhodora 77: 171–195.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Powell, A. M. & S. A. Powell. 1978. Chromosome Numbers in Asteraceae. Madroño 25(3): 160–169.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Strother, J. L. 1976a. Chromosome studies in Compositae. Amer. J. Bot. 63: 247–250.

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — SOLBRIG, Q.T., L.C. ANDERSON, D.W. KYHOS, & P.H. RAVEN. 1969. Chromosome numbers in Compositae. VIII: Astereae III. Amer. J. Bot. 56: 348-353.

CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — ANDERSON, L.C., D.W. KYHOS, T. MOSQUIN, A.M. POWEL~, & P.H. RAVEN. 1974. Chromosome numbers in Compositae. IX Haplopappus and other Astereae. Amer. J. Bot. 61: 665-671.

CCDB · Cave1957 — Jackson a

CCDB · Cave1963 — DeJong & Long. 1963

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 944 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 528

Museum / vouchered416

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 588 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 905≤1 km 183≤10 km 58>10 km 85

1 231 georeferenced · 297 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 528

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 accuracy68% within 1 km

≤100 m 129≤1 km 40≤10 km 57>10 km 22

248 georeferenced · 168 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence416

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 institutions35 of 40 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Durango, MX	116
EL PASO, US	53
Lubbock, US	33
Fort Worth, US	33
Bronx, US	31
Albuquerque, US	17
ASUlocation not on record	14
Riverside, US	12
Austin, US	12
Saint Louis, US	10
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record	6
Chapingo, MX	6
Tlalnepantla, MX	6
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	5
Davis, US	5
Zacatecas, MX	5
Stephenville, US	4
Phoenix, US	4
Puebla, MX	4
Emporia, US	4
Claremont, US	4
San Angelo, US	3
Bangkok, TH	3
Mexico City, MX	2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
Guasave, MX	2
San Luis Obispo, US	2
Tempe, US	2
Juriquilla, MX	2
Boise, US	1
Moscow, US	1
Mexico City, MX	1
Mexico City, MX	1
Denton, US	1
Clemson, US	1
LDlocation not on record	1
Porto Alegre, BR	1
Johnson City, US	1
Flagstaff, US	1
Burlington, US	1

40 institutions · 413 of 416 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Aphanostephus ramosissimus 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.

Aphanostephus ramosissimus

At a glance

Sources10 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction2

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment5

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 944 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions35 of 40 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type1 944 records