Atriplex nummularia
Lindl. · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Atriplex nummularia's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 651 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Atriplex nummularia is a species of saltbush from the family Amaranthaceae and is a large woody shrub known commonly as oldman saltbush. A. nummularia is native to Australia and occurs in each of the mainland states, thriving in arid and semi-arid inland regions.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology20
Life cycle & reproduction31
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment32
Physiology & chemistry24
Uses & economy15
Other traits8
Compounds documented for Atriplex nummularia across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile3 classes
Documented compounds6 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2S,3S,4R,5R)-6-[[(3S,4R,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,12aS,14aR,14bR)-8a-carboxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3-ethoxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid | present | LOTUS | |
| 20-Hydroxyecdysone | present | LOTUS | |
| Betaine | present | LOTUS | |
| Momordin B | present | LOTUS | |
| Polypodine B | present | LOTUS | |
| Vitalboside A | 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 Atriplex nummularia 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 Atriplex nummularia 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
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 542×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · TreeOfSex · plant
2n 722×CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · CCDB · book-fedorov
n 183×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · TreeOfSex · plant
n 361×CCDB · Cave1963
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type2 651 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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions39 of 58 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Adelaide, AU | 300 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 180 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 50 |
| Kensington, AU | 43 |
| Canberra, AU | 41 |
| Brisbane, AU | 21 |
| Cape Town, ZA | 16 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 13 |
| Armidale, AU | 13 |
| Hobart, AU | 12 |
| Kew, GB | 12 |
| John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record | 11 |
| Palmerston, AU | 10 |
| Riverside, US | 7 |
| Los Angeles, US | 6 |
| Claremont, US | 6 |
| Taipei, TW | 6 |
| Mexico City, MX | 5 |
| San Diego, US | 5 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| BGPAlocation not on record | 3 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 3 |
| Taipei, TW | 3 |
| Wlocation not on record | 3 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 3 |
| NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record | 3 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 2 |
| James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record | 2 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 2 |
| Davis, US | 2 |
| Durango, MX | 2 |
| Taipei, TW | 2 |
| Smithfield, AU | 2 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 2 |
| Saint Louis, US | 2 |
| NSW Office of Environment and Heritagelocation not on record | 1 |
| IPA/SPlocation not on record | 1 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 1 |
| Herbario Universidad de Concepciónlocation not on record | 1 |
| Parkville, AU | 1 |
| Joondalup, AU | 1 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record | 1 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| Auckland, NZ | 1 |
| La Paz, BO | 1 |
| San Isidro, AR | 1 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 1 |
| Alicante, ES | 1 |
| València, ES | 1 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 1 |
| Durban, ZA | 1 |
| Bronx, US | 1 |
| CASlocation not on record | 1 |
| Norfolk, US | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Atriplex nummularia 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.