Brickellia grandiflora, known by the common name tasselflower brickellbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.Calflora taxon report, University of California, Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt., Large Flowered Brickelbush, large flowered brickellia, tasselflower brickellbush
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Woodinesswoody
03Chemical composition1 compounds
Compounds documented for Brickellia grandiflora across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile1 class
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids1
Documented compounds1 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
Lycopsamine
present
LOTUS
05DNA & barcoding5 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 Brickellia grandiflora has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens5
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections3
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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.
★matK1★rbcL3★rbcLa★ITS6★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualBrickellia grandiflora 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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 183×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Turner, B. L. & Z. Zhao. 1992. Documented chromosome numbers 1992: 2. Miscellaneous U.S.A. and Mexican species, mostly Asteraceae. Sida 15: 147–150.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Watanabe, K., R. M. King, T. Yahara, M. Ito, J. Yokoyama, T. Suzuki & D. J. Crawford. 1995. Chromosomal cytology and evolution in Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 82: 581–592.
CCDB · eflora
n 93×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Powell, A. M. & J. F. Weedin. 1986. Chromosome Number Reports 91. Taxon 35: 407–408.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Keil, D. J. & D. J. Pinkava. 1976. Chromosome counts and taxonomic notes for Compositae from the United States and Mexico. Amer. J. Bot. 63: 1393–1403.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Ward, D. E. & R. W. Spellenberg. 1986. Chromosome counts of angiosperms of western North America. Phytologia 61: 119–125.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
DNA clock origin0.74 Ma TimeTree
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
DNA clock origin
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type2 232 records
Wild obs. + sensor791
Museum / vouchered1 441
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO5 992 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 accuracy91% within 1 km
≤100 m 436≤1 km 89≤10 km 29>10 km 26
580 georeferenced · 211 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor791
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 accuracy58% within 1 km
≤100 m 131≤1 km 251≤10 km 257>10 km 18
657 georeferenced · 784 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 441
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 institutions70 of 102 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
154
Flagstaff, US
113
ASUlocation not on record
92
Albuquerque, US
91
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
86
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
63
Phoenix, US
59
Austin, US
52
Riverside, US
45
WTUlocation not on record
44
Moscow, US
42
Wuzhou, CN
40
Denver, US
35
San Diego, US
29
Saint Louis, US
25
Pullman, US
23
Corvallis, US
23
EL PASO, US
22
Missoula, US
20
San Luis Obispo, US
17
Pocatello, US
15
Caldwell, US
12
Bozeman, US
12
Boise, US
12
Provo, US
11
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
11
Claremont, US
10
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
10
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
10
Chadron, US
10
Durango, US
9
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
9
Mexico City, MX
8
USFSlocation not on record
8
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
8
Little Rock, US
8
Arcata, US
7
Orem, US
7
San Angelo, US
7
Angwin, US
6
Davis, US
6
Durango, MX
5
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
5
Henderson, US
5
Santa Barbara, US
5
Bandelier National Monumentlocation not on record
4
Bloomington, US
4
CASlocation not on record
4
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
4
Pittsburg, US
3
Bangkok, TH
3
Los Angeles, US
3
St. Paul, US
3
Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicolocation not on record
3
Grand Junction, US
3
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
3
Lubbock, US
3
Vancouver, CA
2
Austin, US
2
Logan, US
2
Ensenada, MX
2
Chapingo, MX
2
Karlsruhe, DE
2
VALElocation not on record
2
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
2
Irvine, US
2
Mississippi State, US
2
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record
2
US
2
Burlington, US
2
La Paz, MX
1
Fort Worth, US
1
Bureau of Land Management, Caliente Field Officelocation not on record
1
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
San Francisco, US
1
Bend, US
1
Tacoma, US
1
Ashland, US
1
GB
1
Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahualocation not on record
1
TFBLMlocation not on record
1
Columbia, US
1
IDElocation not on record
1
Turku, FI
1
Linares, MX
1
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
1
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciencelocation not on record
1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
1
Dekalb, US
1
MAlocation not on record
1
STNFlocation not on record
1
Davenport, US
1
San Jose, US
1
Torreón, MX
1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
Taipei, TW
1
New Haven, US
1
Lincoln, US
1
Portland, US
1
102 institutions · 1 393 of 1 441 vouchered records shown · 48 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Brickellia grandiflora 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
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median16.2 °C 16.2–16.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.2 °C
Max temp (day)23.2 °C
Min temp (night)10.8 °C
Precipitation66.3 mm/mo
Air humidity52.6 %
Moisture balance-63.6 mm/mo
Vapour deficit882 Pa
Wind speed2.40 m/s
Cloud cover31.4 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 232 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↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗