⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry5
Leaf C:N ratio21.64 g/g
Leaf c437 mg/g
Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)327 mg/g
Leaf n20.69 mg/g
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
03Chemical composition63 compounds
Compounds documented for Aralia hispida 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 Aralia hispida has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens22
Marker genes4
eDNA detections13
Countries1
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.
★matK★rbcL★rbcLa★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex
The complete instruction manualAralia hispida 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.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 510≤1 km 400≤10 km 205>10 km 287
3 402 georeferenced · 927 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor4 329
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 accuracy22% within 1 km
≤100 m 30≤1 km 175≤10 km 617>10 km 104
926 georeferenced · 724 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 650
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
≤10 km 1
1 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living5
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 institutions57 of 84 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Québec, CA
142
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
126
Madison, US
124
Philadelphia, US
123
Université Lavallocation not on record
109
St. Paul, US
106
Bronx, US
64
University of New Hampshirelocation not on record
59
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
59
Ann Arbor, US
56
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
51
Burlington, US
48
Saint John, CA
45
WINlocation not on record
43
New Haven, US
39
Toronto, CA
34
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
32
Allentown, US
29
Montréal, CA
28
Philadelphia, US
18
Green Bay, US
15
Bloomington, US
14
Wuzhou, CN
10
Vancouver, CA
8
Durham, US
8
University of Wisconsinlocation not on record
8
Paris, FR
7
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
6
Millersville, US
6
Staten Island, US
6
Chapel Hill, US
5
Longwood Universitylocation not on record
4
Mohonk Preservelocation not on record
4
Dekalb, US
4
Denver, US
4
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
4
Bangkok, TH
3
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
3
Fargo, US
3
Xiamen, CN
3
Davenport, US
3
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
2
Provo, US
2
Logan, US
2
Chicago, US
2
Trois-Rivières, CA
2
Saint Louis, US
2
Universite de Montreal, L'Herbier Marie-Victorinlocation not on record
2
Oskarshamn, SE
2
Williamsburg, US
2
WTUlocation not on record
1
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Miami, US
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
San Diego, US
1
Long Beach, US
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
1
GAlocation not on record
1
Kingston, US
1
Beijing, CN
1
Cambridge, US
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record
1
Phoenix, US
1
Mount Pleasant, US
1
Northridge, US
1
Ypsilanti, US
1
Cincinnati, US
1
Berlin, DE
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Whitehorse, CA
1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
1
Montréal, CA
1
Oswego, US
1
Cheney, US
1
Boise, US
1
Flagstaff, US
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Memorial University of Newfoundlandlocation not on record
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
84 institutions · 1 518 of 1 650 vouchered records shown · 132 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA13 detections
Where the DNA of Aralia hispida 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 found13
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 13 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Managed boreal mixedwood standNorthern temperate mixedwood stand
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 median18.8 °C 16.8–19.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter31.1 °C
Max temp (day)22.9 °C 20.6–24.2
Min temp (night)15.1 °C 13.7–16.1
Precipitation89.1 mm/mo 77.1–106
Air humidity59.5 % 57.3–61.5
Moisture balance-48.2 mm/mo -74.4–-20.8
Vapour deficit857 Pa 752–967
Wind speed3.50 m/s 2.70–4.10
Cloud cover42.0 % 39.5–45.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 7 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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 984 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI13 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics22 specimens↗
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↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗