Carthamus lanatus
speciesAt a glance
Occurrence records37 751
Data sources13
Biological traits62
DNA specimens13
eDNA detections13
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Carthamus lanatus's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation10 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility37 751 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI13 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics13 specimens↗
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
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗On this page7 sections
Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements4 literature sources62 traits
Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS33 compounds
Occurrence & distributionGBIF37 751 records
Environmental DNA1 datasets · 3 countries13 detections
DNA & barcodingBOLD13 specimens
Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 44
01Narrative
Carthamus lanatus is a species of thistle known as woolly distaff thistle, downy safflower or saffron thistle. It is closely related to safflower (Carthamus tinctorius). This annual plant is a native of the Mediterranean Basin, but it is familiar in other places where it was introduced and has become a noxious weed, such as in parts of North America and southern AustraliaParsons & Cuthbertson 1992. Noxious Weeds of Australia. Inkata, Melbourne with similar climates.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
02Traits & measurements
SourcesTRYAusTraitsLEDAGIFT
Size & morphology24
Fruit length5.35 mm
⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 5.35 mm · GIFT: 4.5 mm
Fruit length max5 mm
Fruit length min4 mm
Fruit width4 mm
Fruit width max4 mm
Fruit width min4 mm
Leaf length45 mm
⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 45 mm · GIFT: 30 mm
Leaf length max70 mm
Leaf length min30 mm
Leaf width30 mm
⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 30 mm · GIFT: 12 mm
Leaf width max30 mm
Leaf width min30 mm
Plant height0.6 m
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.6 m · AusTraits: 1 m · TRY: 0.8 m
Plant height max1 m
Plant height min0.15 m
Seed length6 mm
Seed length max6 mm
Seed length min6 mm
Seed mass11 mg
⚠ sources differ — TRY: 11 mg · AusTraits: 32.17 mg · LEDA: 10.39 mg · GIFT: 10.7 mg
Seed mass max25.8 mg
Seed mass min1.5 mg
Seed width4 mm
Seed width max4 mm
Seed width min4 mm
Life cycle & reproduction16
Deciduousnessdeciduous
Dehiscenceindehiscent
Dispersal typewind
Flower colouryellow
Flower width max30 mm
Flower width min20 mm
Flowering endAug
Flowering startJul
Flowering timennnnnnnnnnyy
Life spanannual
Lifespan years1 years
Pollination modebiotic
Pollination syndromeinsect
Raunkiær life formtherophyte
Reproduction asexualabsent
Resprouting capacityfire_killed
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment13
Aquaticterrestrial
Climberself-supporting
Elevation max1 700 m
Elevation min0 m
Epiphyteterrestrial
Fruit colourbrown
Fruit typeachene
Growth formherb
Habitat GIFTcrop fields
Leaf compoundnesssimple
Leaf formlanceolate
Leaf shapeoblanceolate
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry4
Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)377 mg/g
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Specific leaf area (SLA)10.22 mm²/mg
Other traits4
Defenseyes
Diaspore typeone-seeded generative dispersule
Leaf arrangementalternate
Shoot orientationerect
03Chemical composition33 compounds
Compounds documented for Carthamus lanatus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Flavonols9
Bisabolane sesquiterpenoids3
Wax monoesters2
Fatty alcohols2
Flavones2
Documented compounds33 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2R)-2-[(1E,9E)-undeca-1,9-dien-3,5,7-triynyl]oxirane | present | LOTUS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-2-methyl-6-[(2S)-6-methyl-2-[(1S)-4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl]hept-5-en-2-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2S,3E,11E)-trideca-3,11-dien-5,7,9-triyne-1,2-diol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[[(1S,4aS,7R,8aS)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-yl]oxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| 1,11-Tridecadiene-3,5,7,9-tetrayne | present | LOTUS | |
| 1,3,11-Tridecatriene-5,7,9-triyne | present | LOTUS | |
| 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-((2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl)oxychromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| 3E,11E-Trideca-1,3,11-triene-5,7,9-triyne | present | LOTUS | |
| [(2R,3E,11E)-1-hydroxytrideca-3,11-dien-5,7,9-triyn-2-yl] acetate | present | LOTUS |
05DNA & barcoding13 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 Carthamus lanatus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens13
Marker genes5
eDNA detections13
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.
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plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manual Carthamus lanatus 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 = 44 n = 22
Ploidypolyploid inferred
Chromosome records22–642n range44median44mode35records
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 4429×CCDB · iber-fl · CCDB · nw-europe-fl · CCDB · fl-europaea +6
CCDB · iber-fl — Recherches biosystmatiques sur la Section Jacea Cass. et quelques Sections voisines du genre Centaure L... Gardou, C.Feddes Repert.83: 311-472(1972).
CCDB · iber-fl — Contribution la connaissance cytotaxinomique des spermatophyta du Portugal. II. Compositae Fernandes, A. & M. Queirs.Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 245: 5-121(1971).
CCDB · nw-europe-fl — http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=3883
CCDB · fl-europaea — Khidir & Knowles,
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Baltisberger, M. 1993. Zytologische Untersuchungen an Compositen aus Albanien. Candollea 48(2): 437–448.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Vilatersana, R., A. Susanna, N. Garcia-Jacas & T. Garnatje. 2000. Karyology, generic delineation and dysploidy in the genera Carduncellus, Carthamus and Phonus (Asteraceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 134: 425–438.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Malla, S. B., S. Bhattarai, M. Gorkhali, H. Saiju & M. Kayastha. 1976. In IOPB chromosome number reports LVIII. Taxon 26: 577–585.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Estilai, A. & P. F. KNOWLES. 1976. Cytogenetic studies of Carthamus divaricatus with eleven pairs of chromosomes and its relationship to other Carthamus species (Compositae). Amer. J. Bot. 63: 771–782.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Kuzmanov, B. & S. Georgieva. 1976. In IOPB chromosome number reports LIII. Taxon 25: 483–500.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Garnatje, T., S. Garcia, R. Vilatersana & J. Vallès. 2006. Genome size variation in the genus Carthamus (Asteraceae, Cardueae): systematic implications and additive changes during allopolyploidization. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 97: 461–467.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — KHIDIR, M.O. 1969. A nuclear body in microsporocytes of Carthamus L (Compositae). Cytologia 34: 454-460.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — FERNANDES, A., & M. QUEIROS. 1971. Contribution a la connaissance cytotaxinomique des Spermatophyta du Portugal. II Compositae Bol. soc. Brot. 45 (ser. 2l: 5-122.
CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Ashri, A. & Knowles, P.F. 1959, 1960; Harvey, B.L. 1966a ; Khidir, M.O. 1969 ; Khidir, M.O. & Knowles, P.F. 1970; Dume, C.1976; Estilai, A. & Knowles, P.F. 1976 ; Kuzmanov, B. & Georgieva, S. 1976
CCDB · eflora
CCDB · kew — Garnatje T, Garcia S, Vilatersana R, Valles J. 2006. Genome size variation in the genus Carthamus (Asteraceae, Cardueae): Systematic implications and additive changes during allopolyploidization. Annals of Botany 97: 461-467.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Baltisberger, M. (1993). Zytologische Untersuchungen an Compositen aus Albanien Candollea 48(2): 437-448
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Vilatersana, R., A. Susanna, N. Garcia-Jacas & T. Garnatje. (2000). Karyology, generic delineation and dysploidy in the genera Carduncellus, Carthamus and Phonus (Asteraceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 134: 425–438.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Baltisberger, M. & Lippert, W. (1987). Compositen aus Albanien. Candollea 42: 679-691.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Dalgaard, V. (1986b). Chromosome numbers in flowering plants from Madeira. Willdenowia 16: 221-240.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Dumé, C. (1976). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LIII]. Taxon 25(4): 484.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Gardou, C. (1972b). Recherches biosystématiques sur la Section Jacea Cass. et quelques Sections voisines du genre Centaurea L. en France et dans les régions limitrophes. Feddes Repert. 83: 311-472.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Khidir, M. O. (1969). A nuclear body in microsporocytes of Carthamus L. (Compositae). Cytologia 34: 454-460.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Kuzmanov, B. & Georgieva, S. (1976). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LIII]. Taxon 25(4): 500.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Kuzmanov, B., Georgieva, S. & Nikolova, M. (1991). Kariologicno izsledvane na balgarski Sloznocvetni. IV. Tribus Carduae Cass. Fitologija 39: 3-22.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Kuzmanov, B., Georgieva, S. & Nikolova, V. (1986). Chromosome numbers of Bulgarian flowering plants. I, Fam. Asteraceae. Fitologija 31: 71-74.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Garnatje, T., Garcia, S., Vilatersana, R., & Valles, J. (2006). Genome size variation in the genus Carthamus (Asteraceae, Cardueae): Systematic implications and additive changes during allopolyploidization. Annals of Botany 97:461-467.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Hanelt, P. (1963). Monographische Ubersicht der Gattung Carthamus L. (Compositae). Feddes Repert. 67: 41-180
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Fernandes, A. & Queirós, M. (1971a). Contribution à la connaissance cytotaxinomique des spermatophyta du Portugal. II. Compositae. Bol. Soc. Brot. 45: 5-122.
2n 644×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants +1
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — TONJAN, Z.R. 1968. Chromosome number of some genus of the tribe Centaureinae Hof fm. (In Russian) Biol. Zurn. Arm. S.S.R. 21: 69-78.
CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Poddubnaja-Arnoldi, V.1931 ; Tonjan, Z.R. 1968a ; Mehra, P.N. & Rema- nandan, P. 1976
CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — EurPersia
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Tonjan, Z. R. (1968a). Chromosome numbers of some genus of the tribe Centaureinae Hoffm. Biol. Zurn. Armenii 21: 69-78.
2n 222×CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · CCDB · Cave1963
CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Heaton, T.C. & Klisiewicz, J.M. 1981
CCDB · Cave1963 — Hanelt 1963
2n 01×CCDB · CromoCat 2015
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Mehra, P. N. & P. REMANANDAN. (1976). Cytological investigations on Indian Compositae V. Tribes: Arctotideae, Cynareae, Calenduleae and Mutiseae. Nucleus 19: 8–12.
n 03×CCDB · CromoCat 2015
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Baltisberger, M. (1993). Zytologische Untersuchungen an Compositen aus Albanien Candollea 48(2): 437-448
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Vilatersana, R., A. Susanna, N. Garcia-Jacas & T. Garnatje. (2000). Karyology, generic delineation and dysploidy in the genera Carduncellus, Carthamus and Phonus (Asteraceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 134: 425–438.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Garnatje, T., Garcia, S., Vilatersana, R., & Valles, J. (2006). Genome size variation in the genus Carthamus (Asteraceae, Cardueae): Systematic implications and additive changes during allopolyploidization. Annals of Botany 97:461-467.
n 223×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · Cave1959 · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — KHIDIR, M.O., & P.F. KNOWLES. 1970. Cytogenetic studies of Carthamus species (Compositae) with 32 pairs of chromosomes. II. Intersectional hybridization. Canad. J. Genet. Cytol. 12: 90-99.
CCDB · Cave1959 — Ashri & Knowles 1959
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Khidir, M. O. & Knowles, P. F. (1970b). Cytogenetic studies of Carthamus species (Compositae) with 32 pairs of chromosomes. II. Intersectional hybridization. Canad. J. Genet. Cytol. 12: 90-99.
n 322×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Mehra, P. N. & P. REMANANDAN. 1976. Cytological investigations on Indian Compositae V. Tribes: Arctotideae, Cynareae, Calenduleae and Mutiseae. Nucleus 19: 8–12.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Mehra, P. N. & P. REMANANDAN. (1976). Cytological investigations on Indian Compositae V. Tribes: Arctotideae, Cynareae, Calenduleae and Mutiseae. Nucleus 19: 8–12.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗
07Deep time~0.47 Ma lineage
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 origin0.47 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 type37 751 records
Wild obs. + sensor34 249
Museum / vouchered2 106
Cultivated / captive3
Fossil1
Other1 392
Origin
Native3 214
Introduced12 374
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO71 976 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 accuracy66% within 1 km
≤100 m 12 447≤1 km 7 221≤10 km 9 919>10 km 228
29 815 georeferenced · 4 434 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor34 249
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 accuracy53% within 1 km
≤100 m 272≤1 km 336≤10 km 477>10 km 65
1 150 georeferenced · 956 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2 106
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 1
1 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living3
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 institutions79 of 139 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 259 |
| Adelaide, AU | 199 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 107 |
| Berlin, DE | 90 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 89 |
| BClocation not on record | 75 |
| Brisbane, AU | 75 |
| Canberra, AU | 65 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 64 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 48 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 47 |
| València, ES | 46 |
| Kensington, AU | 38 |
| MAlocation not on record | 33 |
| LDlocation not on record | 33 |
| Barcelona, ES | 30 |
| Bern, CH | 30 |
| Vitoria, ES | 24 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 23 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 22 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 20 |
| NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record | 18 |
| Wlocation not on record | 17 |
| Zürich, CH | 17 |
| Armidale, AU | 17 |
| Hobart, AU | 16 |
| Palmerston, AU | 15 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 14 |
| Zürich, CH | 14 |
| UChlocation not on record | 13 |
| Pamplona, ES | 13 |
| Badajoz, ES | 13 |
| San Isidro, AR | 13 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 13 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 12 |
| Auckland, NZ | 12 |
| Austin, US | 11 |
| Porto Alegre, BR | 11 |
| Salamanca, ES | 11 |
| Davis, US | 10 |
| South Kensington, GB | 10 |
| San Sebastián, ES | 9 |
| UGentlocation not on record | 9 |
| Madrid, ES | 9 |
| Córdoba, AR | 9 |
| Bronx, US | 8 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 8 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 8 |
| GMBAlocation not on record | 7 |
| Paris, FR | 7 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 7 |
| Görlitz, DE | 7 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 7 |
| Sevilla, ES | 7 |
| Parkville, AU | 7 |
| UIBlocation not on record | 6 |
| Phyletisches Museum Jenalocation not on record | 4 |
| Stockholm, SE | 4 |
| Olocation not on record | 4 |
| Fort Worth, US | 4 |
| John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Saint Louis, US | 3 |
| Kew, GB | 3 |
| Rotorua, NZ | 3 |
| Jaén, ES | 3 |
| Corvallis, US | 3 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 3 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 3 |
| Coimbra, PT | 2 |
| BG-NMNHSlocation not on record | 2 |
| HUN003location not on record | 2 |
| Corrientes, AR | 2 |
| Lake Charles, US | 2 |
| BFLlocation not on record | 2 |
| Hazara Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Laboratory of Palaeontologylocation not on record | 2 |
| Alicante, ES | 2 |
| Odawara, JP | 2 |
| Bourges, FR | 2 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 2 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record | 2 |
| ESP004location not on record | 2 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 2 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 2 |
| JBSlocation not on record | 2 |
| Smithfield, AU | 2 |
| Fundación Miguel Lillolocation not on record | 2 |
| Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| QVMAGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Valparaiso, CL | 1 |
| Granada, ES | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Pamplona, ES | 1 |
| Universite de Montpellierlocation not on record | 1 |
| Porrentruy, CH | 1 |
| IPE-CSIClocation not on record | 1 |
| Los Angeles, US | 1 |
| Pullman, US | 1 |
| Hunan Geological Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 1 |
| Bergen, NO | 1 |
| Wollongong, AU | 1 |
| Arcata, US | 1 |
| Beijing, CN | 1 |
| Viña del Mar, CL | 1 |
| Claremont, US | 1 |
| San Diego, US | 1 |
| Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Cape Town, ZA | 1 |
| Muséum Henri Lecoqlocation not on record | 1 |
| Monastir, TN | 1 |
| Namur, BE | 1 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 1 |
| Stadt Seeland, Ortsteil Gatersleben, DE | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| PRClocation not on record | 1 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Museo della Bonifica di San Donà di Piavelocation not on record | 1 |
| GZUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Boumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Banyoles, ES | 1 |
| Henderson, US | 1 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 1 |
| Herbario Universidad de Concepciónlocation not on record | 1 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Uniwersytet Opolskilocation not on record | 1 |
| Podgorica, ME | 1 |
| Córdoba, ES | 1 |
| ROM007location not on record | 1 |
| La Trobe Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| ESP003location not on record | 1 |
| San Francisco, US | 1 |
| ULBF-AGRlocation not on record | 1 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record | 1 |
| Palmerston North, NZ | 1 |
| Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record | 1 |
139 institutions · 1 934 of 2 106 vouchered records shown · 172 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 DNA13 detections
Where the DNA of Carthamus lanatus 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 found13
Studies independent surveys1
Countries3
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 13 detections have coordinates
Open the map3 countries0
Dry calcareous grasslandsMeadow
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 median15.4 °C 4.40–21.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter20.3 °C
Max temp (day)19.2 °C 7.90–25.8
Min temp (night)11.6 °C 0.5–15.2
Precipitation54.6 mm/mo 40.1–75.8
Air humidity57.0 % 53.9–64.4
Moisture balance-62.7 mm/mo -122–21.8
Vapour deficit783 Pa 363–1,155
Wind speed2.90 m/s 2.60–3.60
Cloud cover40.5 % 39.2–48.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 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.