Asphodelus tenuifolius
Cav. · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Asphodelus tenuifolius's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 225 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics9 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↗
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.
Asphodelus tenuifolius is a common weed of fields, particularly of wheat and chickpea fields. It grows in Egypt and in the Sinai peninsula. It's also native to the Mediterranean region, Asia and the Mascarene Islands. It is generally present from the Canary Islands, across the Mediterranean to the Middle East and Afghanistan. It has a fibrous root system. It is also known as wild onion or "jungli piyaz" in Pakistan. Asphodelus_tenuifolius_001.jpg|Natural stand Asphodelus_tenuifolius_003.jpg|Inflorescence
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology14
Life cycle & reproduction9
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment10
Physiology & chemistry2
Other traits2
Compounds documented for Asphodelus tenuifolius across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds19 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-Eriodictyol | present | NPASS | |
| (10S)-1,8,10-trihydroxy-6-methyl-10-[(3R,4R,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-2-[(9R)-4,5,9-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-10-oxoanthracen-9-yl]anthracen-9-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (S)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | present | NPASS | |
| 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone | present | LOTUS | |
| 2-Hentriacontyl-5,7-dihydroxy-8-methylchromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 3-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-4,7-dihydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl-1-[(10R)-1,8,10-trihydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]anthracen-2-yl]anthracene-9,10-dione | present | LOTUS | |
| 4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl-1-[(10R)-1,8,10-trihydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]anthracen-2-yl]anthracene-9,10-dione | present | LOTUS | |
| 4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl-1-[(10S)-1,8,10-trihydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]anthracen-2-yl]anthracene-9,10-dione | present | LOTUS | |
| 4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl-1-[(10S)-1,8,10-trihydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]anthracen-2-yl]anthracene-9,10-dione | 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 Asphodelus tenuifolius 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 Asphodelus tenuifolius 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.
2n 2829×CCDB · iapt · CCDB · iber-fl · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl +5
2n 306×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-indian_vol2 · CCDB · book-fedorov +2
2n 842×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
2n 521×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
2n 561×CCDB · CromoCat 2015
n 1423×CCDB · iber-fl · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn72 +5
n 153×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · Cave1958 · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
n 281×CCDB · CromoCat 2015
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type3 225 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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions32 of 62 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| BClocation not on record | 22 |
| Granada, ES | 20 |
| MAlocation not on record | 19 |
| Wlocation not on record | 19 |
| Phyletisches Museum Jenalocation not on record | 19 |
| Barcelona, ES | 18 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 17 |
| Kew, GB | 15 |
| LDlocation not on record | 14 |
| Chicago, US | 14 |
| València, ES | 13 |
| Museo della Bonifica di San Donà di Piavelocation not on record | 11 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 10 |
| Paris, FR | 9 |
| EEZA-CSIClocation not on record | 9 |
| Sevilla, ES | 7 |
| Saint Louis, US | 7 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 6 |
| Badajoz, ES | 5 |
| Alicante, ES | 5 |
| Hazara Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Jaén, ES | 4 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 4 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 4 |
| Vitoria, ES | 4 |
| Government College University Lahore, Dr. Sultan Ahmad Herbariumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Bronx, US | 4 |
| Muzaffarabad, PK | 3 |
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 3 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 3 |
| Uppsala, SE | 3 |
| Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record | 3 |
| Berlin, DE | 2 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 2 |
| Madrid, ES | 2 |
| PRClocation not on record | 2 |
| Rishon Le Zion, IL | 2 |
| Henry Brockhouse Collectionlocation not on record | 2 |
| Baroda, IN | 2 |
| Salamanca, ES | 2 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Dresden, DE | 2 |
| Pamplona, ES | 2 |
| Olocation not on record | 1 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Görlitz, DE | 1 |
| Namur, BE | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| Department of Plant Resources, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratorieslocation not on record | 1 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Agriculture, Faisalabadlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 1 |
| Orto botanico dell'Università degli Studi di Catanialocation not on record | 1 |
| Bourges, FR | 1 |
| Minia, EG | 1 |
| Gijón, ES | 1 |
| GAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 1 |
| Austin, US | 1 |
| Fort Worth, US | 1 |
Where the DNA of Asphodelus tenuifolius 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.