⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 3.4 m · USDA: 3.35 m · TRY: 3.54 m
Seed mass8.69 mg
⚠ sources differ — TRY: 8.69 mg · GIFT: 7.84 mg
Seed mass max13 mg
Seed mass min3.85 mg
Life cycle & reproduction25
Bloom periodEarly Summer
Coppice potentialNo
Deciduousnessevergreen
Dispersal typeunspecialized
Flower colourwhite
Flower conspicuousYes
Fruit seed period beginSummer
Fruit seed period endFall
Growth rate USDAModerate
Life formshrub
Life spanperennial
Lifespan categoryLong
Propagated by bare rootYes
Propagated by bulbNo
Propagated by containerYes
Propagated by cormNo
Propagated by cuttingsNo
Propagated by seedYes
Propagated by sodNo
Propagated by sprigsNo
Propagated by tubersNo
Resprout abilityYes
Seed spread rateModerate
Seedling vigorLow
Vegetative spread rateModerate
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment25
Active growth periodSpring and Summer
Adapted to coarse textured soilsYes
Adapted to fine textured soilsYes
Adapted to medium textured soilsYes
Aquaticterrestrial
BloatNone
Climatetemperate
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Foliage colorGreen
Foliage porosity summerDense
Foliage porosity winterModerate
Foliage textureCoarse
Fruit colourbrown
Growth formshrub
Growth form USDAThicket Forming
Hedge toleranceMedium
Known allelopathNo
Leaf retentionYes
Low growing grassNo
Mycorrhiza typenon-ectomycorrhizal
Root depth min20 in
Shape and orientationErect
Small grainNo
Woodinesswoody
Physiology & chemistry26
Anaerobic toleranceNone
C:N ratioHigh
Caco3 toleranceHigh
Cold stratification requiredYes
Drought toleranceHigh
Fertility requirementLow
Fire resistantYes
Fire toleranceHigh
Frost free days min120 days
Leaf c502 mg/g
Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)471 mg/g
Leaf n15.62 mg/g
Leaf p1.16 mg/g
Moisture useMedium
Nitrogen fixation levelLow
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Precipitation max36 in
Precipitation min16 in
Protein potentialLow
Salinity toleranceMedium
Shade toleranceHigh
Soil pH max8.5 pH
Soil pH min7.1 pH
Specific leaf area (SLA)4.41 mm²/mg
Temperature min-13 °F
Wood density687 mg/cm³
Uses & economy15
Berry nut seed productNo
Christmas tree productNo
Commercial availabilityContracting Only
Fodder productNo
Lumber productNo
Naval store productNo
Nursery stock productYes
Palatable browse animalMedium
Palatable graze animalLow
Palatable humanNo
Post productNo
Pulpwood productNo
Seeds per pound49 000 per lb
ToxicityNone
Veneer productNo
Other traits7
Fall conspicuousNo
Fruit seed abundanceHigh
Fruit seed conspicuousNo
Fruit seed persistenceNo
Height at 20yr3.35 m
Planting density max2 728 per acre
Planting density min682 per acre
05DNA & barcoding7 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 Ceanothus cuneatus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens7
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections12
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Ceanothus cuneatus var. ramulosus internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete 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.
★matK5★rbcLa★ITS5★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type7 410 records
Wild obs. + sensor6 179
Museum / vouchered1 227
Cultivated / captive4
Origin
Native138
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO10 320 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 accuracy90% within 1 km
≤100 m 3 730≤1 km 593≤10 km 268>10 km 220
4 811 georeferenced · 1 368 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor6 179
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 71≤1 km 299≤10 km 303>10 km 20
693 georeferenced · 534 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 227
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤1 km 4
4 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living4
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 institutions56 of 73 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Claremont, US
162
CASlocation not on record
142
Angwin, US
115
Davis, US
112
Arcata, US
86
Riverside, US
74
San Diego, US
56
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
53
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
42
Santa Barbara, US
28
San Luis Obispo, US
26
Los Angeles, US
23
Pullman, US
18
Turlock, US
15
US
14
EL PASO, US
14
Wuzhou, CN
12
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
12
Long Beach, US
12
Corvallis, US
11
Northridge, US
9
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
9
Christchurch, NZ
9
Bronx, US
8
San Jose, US
8
Irvine, US
7
Santa Cruz, US
7
Bloomington, US
7
Bend, US
6
Portland, US
6
Tempe, US
6
Mexico City, MX
6
San Francisco, US
5
Fullerton, US
5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
4
San Bernardino, US
4
Bangkok, TH
4
ASUlocation not on record
4
Saint Louis, US
4
Tacoma, US
4
STNFlocation not on record
4
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
4
Ensenada, MX
3
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
2
Phoenix, US
2
Ashland, US
2
Davenport, US
2
Boise, US
2
Philadelphia, US
2
Logan, US
2
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
2
Cambridge, US
2
Macomb, US
1
Pittsburg, US
1
KNFHClocation not on record
1
St. Paul, US
1
Mexico City, MX
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
Denver, US
1
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record
1
Richmond, US
1
Wellington, NZ
1
INFlocation not on record
1
Moscow, US
1
Austin, US
1
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
1
Fort Bragg, US
1
Chadron, US
1
Dekalb, US
1
Truckee, US
1
Durango, US
1
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
1
Austin, US
1
73 institutions · 1 199 of 1 227 vouchered records shown · 28 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 DNA12 detections
Where the DNA of Ceanothus cuneatus 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 found12
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 12 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Chaparral with Adenostoma fasciculatum, Quer…
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 median12.9 °C 12.9–12.9
Seasonal swing summer↔winter14.8 °C
Max temp (day)20.1 °C
Min temp (night)7.00 °C
Precipitation32.3 mm/mo
Air humidity53.8 %
Moisture balance-101 mm/mo
Vapour deficit692 Pa
Wind speed3.50 m/s
Cloud cover28.1 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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.
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility7 410 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI12 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics7 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
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