Argyranthemum frutescens
(L.) Sch.Bip. · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Argyranthemum frutescens's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation11 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 277 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 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
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Argyranthemum frutescens, known as Paris daisy, marguerite or marguerite daisy, is a perennial plant known for its flowers. It is native to the Canary Islands (part of Spain).Humphries, C. J. 1976. A revision of the Macaronesian genus Argyranthemum Webb ex Schultz Bip. (Compositae–Anthemideae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 5: 147–240. Hybrids derived from this species (garden marguerites) are widely cultivated as ornamental plants in private gardens and public parks in many countries, and have naturalized in ItalyAltervista Flora Italiana Margherita delle Canarie, Argyranthemum frutescens (L.) Sch. Bip. and southern California.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map There are many cultivars, but the most common has white petals.Calflora taxon report, University of California, Argyranthemum frutescens (L.) Schultz-Bip. marguerite
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology12
Life cycle & reproduction16
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment14
Other traits2
Compounds documented for Argyranthemum frutescens across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds27 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1R,12R)-17-methoxy-5,7,11,19-tetraoxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13(18),14,16-hexaen-16-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42R,46R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37,46-hexadecahydroxy-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42R,46R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-46-[(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,3aS,5aS,5bR,7aR,9R,10R,11aR,11bR,13bR)-9,10-dihydroxy-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-propan-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13b-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acid | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,3aS,5aS,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bR,13bR)-9-hydroxy-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-propan-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13b-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acid | present | NPASS | |
| 1-Epi-castalagin | present | NPASS | |
| [(10R,11S)-10-[(14R,15R,19R)-2,3,4,7,8,9-hexahydroxy-12,17-dioxo-19-[(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]-13,16-dioxatetracyclo[13.3.1.05,18.06,11]nonadeca-1,3,5(18),6,8,10-hexaen-14-yl]-3,4,5,17,18,19-hexahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-11-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | present | NPASS | |
| [(1R)-1-phenylhexa-2,4-diynyl] acetate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(1R,2R,20R,42R,46R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-4,17,22,40,44-pentaoxo-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaen-46-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | present | NPASS | |
| [(2E,5R,9R)-2-hexa-2,4-diynylidene-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,7-dien-9-yl] acetate | present | LOTUS |
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 Argyranthemum frutescens 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 Argyranthemum frutescens 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 187×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · kew
2n 271×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
2n 361×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
n 95×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 · CCDB · Cave1958
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type1 277 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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions55 of 83 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Olocation not on record | 38 |
| LDlocation not on record | 23 |
| Saint Louis, US | 23 |
| Auckland, NZ | 16 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 14 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 12 |
| Wellington, NZ | 11 |
| Beijing, CN | 9 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 7 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 6 |
| MAlocation not on record | 5 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 5 |
| Parkville, AU | 4 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 4 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 4 |
| València, ES | 3 |
| Barcelona, ES | 3 |
| Hobart, AU | 3 |
| Xiamen, CN | 3 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Kensington, AU | 3 |
| Canberra, AU | 3 |
| Mexico City, MX | 3 |
| Chengdu, CN | 3 |
| Görlitz, DE | 3 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Chengdu, CN | 2 |
| BClocation not on record | 2 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 2 |
| Guilin, CN | 2 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 2 |
| Otaru, JP | 2 |
| Paris, FR | 2 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 2 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 2 |
| Changsha, CN | 2 |
| Denver, US | 2 |
| Dresden, DE | 2 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 2 |
| Berlin, DE | 2 |
| Odawara, JP | 1 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 1 |
| Davis, US | 1 |
| John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 1 |
| Tampa, US | 1 |
| Sion, CH | 1 |
| Bergen, NO | 1 |
| Kew, GB | 1 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego, US | 1 |
| Salvador, BR | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 1 |
| Dekalb, US | 1 |
| Loja, EC | 1 |
| Claremont, US | 1 |
| San Diego Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Cascavel, BR | 1 |
| Rotorua, NZ | 1 |
| La Paz, BO | 1 |
| Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis (JBBJCM)location not on record | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Zhengzhou, CN | 1 |
| Stockholm, SE | 1 |
| University of New Hampshirelocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 1 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Podgorica, ME | 1 |
| Chongqing Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Seoul, KR | 1 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 1 |
| UFOPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bern, CH | 1 |
| JBSlocation not on record | 1 |
| Shanghai, CN | 1 |
| Urumqi, CN | 1 |
| Turlock, US | 1 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 1 |
| Palmerston, AU | 1 |
| South Kensington, GB | 1 |
| ESP003location not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Argyranthemum frutescens 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.