Asparagus acutifolius
speciesAt a glance
Sources17 archives
Databases and archives Asparagus acutifolius's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility77 419 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics21 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
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↗
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Asparagus acutifolius, common name wild asparagus, is an evergreen perennial plant belonging to the genus Asparagus. The specific epithet, , meaning "thorny leaves", is derived from Latin (pointed, acute), and (-leaved), and refers to the characteristic shape of the leaves, a quite common feature in the typical plants of the Mediterranean.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology9
Life cycle & reproduction6
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment10
Physiology & chemistry3
Compounds documented for Asparagus acutifolius across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile3 classes
Documented compounds8 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (25S)-5beta-Spirostan-3beta-yl beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->2)-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1->4)]-beta-D-glucopyranoside | present | LOTUS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18R)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18R)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18R)-6-hydroxy-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1R,2S,4S,5'S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18R)-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1R,2S,4S,5'S,6R,7S,8S,9S,12S,13S,16S,18R)-8-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[(1R,2S,4S,5'S,6R,7S,8S,9S,12S,13S,16S,18R)-8-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| 1-Methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)benzene | present | NPASS |
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 Asparagus acutifolius 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 Asparagus acutifolius 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 4014×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ita-fl · CCDB · fl-europaea +2
2n 206×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · CCDB · mediterranean · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl +2
n 203×CCDB · iber-fl · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
tetraploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type77 419 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 institutions35 of 74 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 530 |
| Córdoba, ES | 72 |
| València, ES | 67 |
| MAlocation not on record | 62 |
| Berlin, DE | 56 |
| Jaén, ES | 54 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 52 |
| ISAlocation not on record | 39 |
| Barcelona, ES | 36 |
| Granada, ES | 30 |
| Badajoz, ES | 28 |
| BClocation not on record | 24 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 24 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 23 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 21 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 20 |
| Madrid, ES | 19 |
| Alicante, ES | 17 |
| UIBlocation not on record | 17 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 17 |
| LDlocation not on record | 14 |
| Vitoria, ES | 14 |
| Salamanca, ES | 14 |
| Dresden, DE | 12 |
| Sevilla, ES | 12 |
| Wlocation not on record | 11 |
| Museo della Bonifica di San Donà di Piavelocation not on record | 10 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 10 |
| Pamplona, ES | 9 |
| Pamplona, ES | 7 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 7 |
| EEZA-CSIClocation not on record | 6 |
| Universite de Montpellierlocation not on record | 5 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 5 |
| Phyletisches Museum Jenalocation not on record | 5 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 5 |
| ESP027location not on record | 3 |
| JBSlocation not on record | 3 |
| Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record | 3 |
| Banyoles, ES | 3 |
| Saint Louis, US | 3 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 3 |
| Davis, US | 3 |
| CIBIOlocation not on record | 3 |
| Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resourceslocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 2 |
| GZUlocation not on record | 2 |
| EL PASO, US | 2 |
| JBCLMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 2 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 2 |
| Auckland, NZ | 2 |
| Coimbra, PT | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| Hunan Geological Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Zürich, CH | 1 |
| Madrid, ES | 1 |
| Nijmegen, NL | 1 |
| IPE-CSIClocation not on record | 1 |
| Wellington, NZ | 1 |
| San Francisco, US | 1 |
| Görlitz, DE | 1 |
| Bourges, FR | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| Orto botanico dell'Università degli Studi di Catanialocation not on record | 1 |
| Paris, FR | 1 |
| PRClocation not on record | 1 |
| Claremont, US | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| ESP003location not on record | 1 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 1 |
| Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisienlocation not on record | 1 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 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 Asparagus acutifolius 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.