Aster scaber

Moench, 1802 · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster

At a glance

Occurrence records1 504

Data sources4

Biological traits23

DNA specimens24

eDNA detections24

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Aster scaber's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 504 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI24 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics24 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

On this page4 sections

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

Traits & measurements3 literature sources23 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 504 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 3 countries24 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD24 specimens

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology2

Leaf size1 125 mm²

Plant height0.8 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering endSep

Flowering startJul

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Habitat & environment6

Climatetemperate

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Habitat GIFTforest, forest edges, shrubberies

Leaf formspatulate

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry7

Leaf C:N ratio23.83 g/g

Leaf c452 mg/g

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)192 mg/g

Leaf n19.07 mg/g

Leaf p2.15 mg/g

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)31.67 mm²/mg

Other traits3

Leaf margintoothed

Leaf spinesno

Leaf thornsno

05DNA & barcoding24 specimens

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 Aster scaber has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens24

Marker genes2

eDNA detections24

Countries3

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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.

★ITS★ITS2

fungal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 504 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 332

Museum / vouchered141

Cultivated / captive31

Origin

Introduced31

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 064 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 accuracy47% within 1 km

≤100 m 165≤1 km 40≤10 km 135>10 km 98

438 georeferenced · 894 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 332

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 accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 141 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence141

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 31

31 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living31

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 institutions12 of 19 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Sanda, JP	38
Nanjing, CN	22
KOMlocation not on record	16
Nanjing, CN	9
Beijing, CN	7
Xining, CN	5
Otaru, JP	4
Guilin, CN	3
Xiamen, CN	2
KIWElocation not on record	2
Tianjin Natural History Museumlocation not on record	2
Yangling, CN	1
“Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University" NPLClocation not on record	1
Miami, US	1
Capital Normal Universitylocation not on record	1
Forest Survey and Design Institute, Forestry Administrative Bureau of Daxinganlinglocation not on record	1
Guangzhou, CN	1
FJFClocation not on record	1
Shanghai, CN	1

19 institutions · 118 of 141 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA24 detections

Where the DNA of Aster scaber 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

Detections DNA found24

Studies independent surveys1

Countries3

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 24 detections have coordinates

Open the map3 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median7.40 °C 7.40–7.40

Seasonal swing summer↔winter25.4 °C

Max temp (day)9.60 °C

Min temp (night)3.00 °C

Precipitation344 mm/mo

Air humidity64.9 %

Moisture balance263 mm/mo

Vapour deficit428 Pa

Wind speed2.90 m/s

Cloud cover44.6 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 22 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

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.

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Aster scaber

At a glance

Sources4 archives

Size & morphology2

Life cycle & reproduction5

Habitat & environment6

Physiology & chemistry7

Other traits3

At a glance

Record type1 504 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions12 of 19 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type1 504 records