Asphodelus macrocarpus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Asphodelaceae/Asphodelus

At a glance

Occurrence records2 282

Data sources6

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Asphodelus macrocarpus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation6 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 282 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 282 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 56

01Narrative

Asphodelus macrocarpus is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Asphodelus of the Asphodelaceae family. The Latin name macrocarpus of this species derives from the Greek μακρός (meaning large) and καρπειον (meaning fruit), referred to the size of the fruits.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Plant height max1 m

Plant height min0.5 m

Seed mass13.2 mg

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering endJul

Flowering startMay

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Asphodelus macrocarpus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Asphodelus macrocarpus 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 = 56 n = 28

Ploidypolyploid inferred

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

2n 561×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Díaz Lifante, Z. 1992. Karyological studies in Asphodelaceae and Anthericaceae. I. Chromosome numbers in Asphodelus and Anthericum from N Africa. Willdenowia 22: 143–148.

n 141×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Guillén, A. & M. Laínz. 1997. Algo sobre algún Asphodelus de los que alcanzan las costas atlánticas. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 55(2): 482–484.

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 282 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 265

Museum / vouchered17

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 336 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 accuracy24% within 1 km

≤100 m 422≤1 km 67≤10 km 1 564>10 km 7

2 060 georeferenced · 205 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 265

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 accuracy83% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 4≤10 km 1

6 georeferenced · 11 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence17

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 institutions5 of 9 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Wlocation not on record	5
Jaén, ES	3
MAlocation not on record	2
Chicago, US	2
Berlin, DE	1
València, ES	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record	1

9 institutions · 17 of 17 vouchered records shown

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Asphodelus macrocarpus

At a glance

Sources6 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction5

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment5

Other traits1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type2 282 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions5 of 9 geolocated

Record type2 282 records