Astragalus sinicus is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. It is known under such common names as Chinese milkvetch (or milk-vetch) and is in common use in farming as a green manure.Text is available through Project Gutenberg It is not to be confused with Astragalus propinquus, the plant yielding Radix Astragali for Chinese medicine.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Astragalus sinicus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 sinicus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections3
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Astragalus sinicus voucher TC1011 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
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.
★matK3★rbcL4★ITS3★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualAstragalus sinicus 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.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy79% within 1 km
≤100 m 159≤1 km 61≤10 km 26>10 km 34
280 georeferenced · 341 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor621
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 accuracy65% within 1 km
≤1 km 43≤10 km 23
66 georeferenced · 1 586 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 652
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 institutions52 of 99 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Beijing, CN
170
Chengdu, CN
150
Odawara, JP
130
Yangling, CN
123
Guangzhou, CN
113
Wuhan, CN
80
Kunming, CN
68
Kochi, JP
66
Nanjing, CN
64
Taipei, TW
43
Guilin, CN
32
Nagano City, JP
31
NSMKlocation not on record
27
Chiba, JP
27
KURAlocation not on record
24
Toyama, JP
23
Bando, JP
22
Kawasaki Shi Tama Ku, JP
21
Wuhan, CN
21
Hiratsuka City Museumlocation not on record
21
Shinshu Universitylocation not on record
20
Tomioka, JP
20
Sanda, JP
19
Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, JP
19
Changsha, CN
18
Chengdu, CN
18
Guiyang, CN
16
Tsukuba, JP
15
Anhui Normal Universitylocation not on record
12
Tokushima, JP
11
Nishihara, JP
10
Guangxi Institute of Traditional Medical and Pharmaceutical Scienceslocation not on record
10
Universidad Católica de Santa Maríalocation not on record
9
Sagamihara, JP
9
Parthenon Tama History Museumlocation not on record
9
JP
9
Taipei, TW
8
Hangzhou, CN
7
KOMlocation not on record
7
Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record
7
Sendai, JP
6
Toyota city nature sanctuarylocation not on record
6
Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record
6
Osaka, JP
6
Xiamen, CN
6
Zhejiang Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
5
Peking Universitylocation not on record
5
Nagasaki University - Fisherieslocation not on record
4
J.F.Oberlin Universitylocation not on record
4
Awka, NG
4
Xian, CN
4
National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record
4
Seoul, KR
4
Yunnan Universitylocation not on record
3
Jiangxi Universitylocation not on record
3
Uppsala, SE
3
Guangzhou, CN
3
KIRMlocation not on record
3
Jiujiang Forestry Institutelocation not on record
3
Fukushima Universitylocation not on record
3
Nishihara, JP
2
Shanghai, CN
2
Otaru, JP
2
Nanjing, CN
2
Omachi Alpine Museumlocation not on record
2
South Kensington, GB
2
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
2
Northeastern Forestry Universitylocation not on record
2
Taipei, TW
2
WNNUlocation not on record
2
Museum Of Natural And Environmental History, Shizuokalocation not on record
2
Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record
2
CASlocation not on record
2
KR
2
Central China Normal Universitylocation not on record
2
Guiyang, CN
2
Cambridge, US
2
KIWElocation not on record
2
Herbarium of the Department of Botany, University of Tokyolocation not on record
2
Chongqing Natural History Museumlocation not on record
1
Strecker Museum, Baylor Universitylocation not on record
1
Chongqing, CN
1
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Academia Sinicalocation not on record
1
Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukubalocation not on record
1
South China Normal Universitylocation not on record
1
Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld)location not on record
1
Ishikawa Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
Saint Louis, US
1
Bronx, US
1
Shenzhen, CN
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
Guangxi Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
1
Cambridge, US
1
TAIElocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
1
LDlocation not on record
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
SIHUlocation not on record
1
99 institutions · 1 652 of 1 652 vouchered records shown
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Astragalus sinicus 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 found3
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 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.
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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 277 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 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