Astragalus andersonii — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Astragalus

At a glance

Occurrence records194

Data sources8

Biological traits9

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Astragalus andersonii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility194 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 sources9 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF194 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 24

01Narrative

Astragalus andersonii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Anderson's milkvetch. It is native to eastern California and western Nevada, where it is found in the plateaus at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, including the Modoc Plateau. It was named after Charles Lewis Anderson by Asa Gray.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formsubshrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

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 Astragalus andersonii has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Astragalus andersonii 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 = 24 n = 12

Ploidypolyploid inferred

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

2n 241×CCDB · Cave1957

CCDB · Cave1957 — Head

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 type194 records

Wild obs. + sensor101

Museum / vouchered93

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO488 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 accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 74≤1 km 4≤10 km 2>10 km 4

84 georeferenced · 17 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor101

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 accuracy36% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 8≤10 km 14>10 km 2

25 georeferenced · 68 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence93

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 institutions23 of 29 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	25
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	9
Claremont, US	6
CASlocation not on record	5
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	5
Davis, US	5
Riverside, US	4
Angwin, US	2
Flagstaff, US	2
Henderson, US	2
Wuzhou, CN	2
Caldwell, US	1
US	1
Boise, US	1
Logan, US	1
Turku, FI	1
Mississippi State, US	1
San Diego, US	1
San Luis Obispo, US	1
Pullman, US	1
US	1
Bangkok, TH	1
Moscow, US	1
Jackson, US	1
ASUlocation not on record	1
LDlocation not on record	1
Santa Barbara, US	1
Santa Cruz, US	1
MAlocation not on record	1

29 institutions · 85 of 93 vouchered records shown · 8 without an institution code