Asparagus setaceus
(Kunth) Jessop · speciesAt a glance
Sources15 archives
Databases and archives Asparagus setaceus's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation13 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 657 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System14 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics11 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
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Asparagus setaceus, commonly known as common asparagus fern, asparagus grass, lace fern, climbing asparagus, or ferny asparagus, is a climbing plant in the genus Asparagus. Despite its common name, the plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology22
Life cycle & reproduction13
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment15
Physiology & chemistry5
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Asparagus setaceus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds110 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1R,2R,5S,6R,9R,12R,13R,16S)-N,6,7,13-tetramethyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icos-18-en-16-amine | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2S,3S,5S,6S,9S,12S,13R)-3-hydroxy-6,13-dimethyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icosa-14,17-dien-16-one | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2S,5S,6S,9R,12S,13R)-6,7,13-trimethyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icosa-14,17-dien-16-one | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2S,5S,6S,9R,12S,13R)-6-ethyl-13-methyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icosa-14,17-dien-16-one | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2S,5S,6S,9R,12S,13R)-N,6,13-trimethyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icosa-16,18-dien-16-amine | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2S,5S,6S,9R,12S,13R,16S)-7-hydroxy-N,N,6,13-tetramethyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icos-18-en-16-amine | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2S,5S,6S,9R,12S,13R,16S)-N,N,1,6,13-pentamethyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icos-18-en-16-amine | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2S,5S,6S,9R,12S,13R,16S)-N,N,1,6,7,13-hexamethyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icos-18-en-16-amine | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,2R,5S,6R,9R,12S,13S,16R)-6,7,13-trimethyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icos-18-en-16-amine | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,2R,5S,6R,9R,12S,13S,16R)-N,N,6,7,13-pentamethyl-7-azapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.05,9.013,18]icos-18-en-16-amine | 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 setaceus 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 setaceus 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 2018×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · CCDB · book-indian_vol2 +6
2n 301×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type4 671 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 institutions65 of 129 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Pretoria, ZA | 129 |
| Saint Louis, US | 75 |
| Kew, GB | 61 |
| Durban, ZA | 34 |
| Tampa, US | 18 |
| TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record | 18 |
| Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropicallocation not on record | 17 |
| Blumenau, BR | 17 |
| Paris, FR | 16 |
| Puerto Ayora, EC | 14 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 13 |
| Miami, US | 12 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 11 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 8 |
| Uppsala, SE | 8 |
| BISHlocation not on record | 7 |
| LNBG$location not on record | 7 |
| National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawilocation not on record | 6 |
| València, ES | 6 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 5 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 5 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 5 |
| MAlocation not on record | 5 |
| Mérida, MX | 5 |
| Bronx, US | 5 |
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 4 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 4 |
| Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record | 4 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 4 |
| Institut fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologielocation not on record | 4 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 4 |
| BClocation not on record | 4 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 4 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 3 |
| Riverside, US | 3 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 3 |
| Plocation not on record | 3 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 3 |
| Durango, MX | 3 |
| Northridge, US | 3 |
| Brasília, BR | 2 |
| Wlocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record | 2 |
| Museo naturalistico del Frignano Ferruccio Minghellilocation not on record | 2 |
| Phoenix, US | 2 |
| CASlocation not on record | 2 |
| College Park, US | 2 |
| Lake Charles, US | 2 |
| Honolulu, US | 2 |
| Claremont, US | 2 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 2 |
| Berlin, DE | 2 |
| Bangkok, TH | 2 |
| Arusha, TZ | 2 |
| Odawara, JP | 2 |
| San Diego, US | 2 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 2 |
| Taipei, TW | 2 |
| FUVATESlocation not on record | 2 |
| Barcelona, ES | 2 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 2 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 2 |
| Guangxi Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Dekalb, US | 2 |
| Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 2 |
| Dresden, DE | 1 |
| PUC-RSlocation not on record | 1 |
| HUAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Pelotas, BR | 1 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Henry Brockhouse Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 1 |
| UFOPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Millersville, US | 1 |
| UTFPR-DVlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bern, CH | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record | 1 |
| Rotorua, NZ | 1 |
| Granada, ES | 1 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 1 |
| Corrientes, AR | 1 |
| Cape Town, ZA | 1 |
| Irvine, US | 1 |
| Stockholm, SE | 1 |
| Austin, US | 1 |
| Beijing, CN | 1 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 1 |
| UERJlocation not on record | 1 |
| NO DISPONIBLElocation not on record | 1 |
| Londrina, BR | 1 |
| Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record | 1 |
| Buenos Aires, AR | 1 |
| UFSCarlocation not on record | 1 |
| MSB-3054location not on record | 1 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 1 |
| León, NI | 1 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 1 |
| UNESP-IBILCElocation not on record | 1 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 1 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 1 |
| National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record | 1 |
| Castelar, AR | 1 |
| San Isidro, AR | 1 |
| Alicante, ES | 1 |
| Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record | 1 |
| Gump Stationlocation not on record | 1 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 1 |
| Alexandria Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 |
| Seoul, KR | 1 |
| Changsha, CN | 1 |
| Nanjing, CN | 1 |
| IFAN Ch. A. Dioplocation not on record | 1 |
| Fukushima Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 1 |
| UNESP-RClocation not on record | 1 |
| Palmerston North, NZ | 1 |
| South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record | 1 |
| UFRPElocation not on record | 1 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation 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 Asparagus setaceus 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.