Centaurea scabiosa
speciesAt a glance
Sources9 archives
Databases and archives Centaurea scabiosa's data was compiled from.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility221 652 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI15 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics39 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Size & morphology24
Life cycle & reproduction15
Diet & foraging2
Habitat & environment12
Physiology & chemistry8
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Centaurea scabiosa across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile2 classes
Documented compounds14 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1R,3S,4R,7R,8E,11S,12R)-4-hydroxy-1,4-dimethyl-12-[(2S)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-6-oxotricyclo[9.3.0.03,7]tetradec-8-ene-8-carbaldehyde | present | NPASS | |
| 6-epi-Ophiobolin A | present | NPASS | |
| 6-epiophiobolin I | present | NPASS | |
| Anhydroepiophiobolin A | present | NPASS | |
| Anhydroophiobolin A | present | NPASS | |
| JNYWQVTXIGGOTC-QATDTHCRSA-N | present | NPASS | |
| Matairesinoside | present | NPASS | |
| NELFJHALXVSFHU-LTYVNTHZSA-N | present | NPASS | |
| Ophiobolin A | present | NPASS | |
| Ophiobolin B | present | NPASS |
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 Centaurea scabiosa 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 Centaurea scabiosa 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.
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
Record type221 652 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 institutions91 of 172 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record | 2 639 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 417 |
| BFLlocation not on record | 367 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 362 |
| Olocation not on record | 314 |
| LDlocation not on record | 305 |
| South Kensington, GB | 148 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 146 |
| Trondheim, NO | 106 |
| Kuopio, FI | 99 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 91 |
| Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 85 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 85 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 78 |
| Görlitz, DE | 77 |
| Oulu, FI | 74 |
| Tartu, EE | 70 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 69 |
| IFR-DNFlocation not on record | 63 |
| Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record | 55 |
| València, ES | 49 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 46 |
| Barcelona, ES | 46 |
| Turku, FI | 44 |
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 43 |
| GZUlocation not on record | 41 |
| Vitoria, ES | 40 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 40 |
| Bergen, NO | 38 |
| Uppsala, SE | 31 |
| KMNlocation not on record | 31 |
| Zürich, CH | 29 |
| Tallinn, EE | 29 |
| Zürich, CH | 28 |
| Wlocation not on record | 28 |
| San Sebastián, ES | 28 |
| Mlocation not on record | 27 |
| Bern, CH | 25 |
| Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswaldlocation not on record | 24 |
| TUR-Alocation not on record | 24 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 23 |
| Helsinki, FI | 22 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 22 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 21 |
| The State Museum-Preserve "The Kulikovo pole"location not on record | 21 |
| Jyväskylä, FI | 19 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 18 |
| BClocation not on record | 18 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 18 |
| Uniwersytet Warszawskilocation not on record | 18 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 18 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 14 |
| Madrid, ES | 14 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 14 |
| Porrentruy, CH | 14 |
| Brussel, BE | 14 |
| Berlin, DE | 14 |
| Pamplona, ES | 13 |
| Dresden, DE | 13 |
| Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical Universitylocation not on record | 13 |
| Salamanca, ES | 12 |
| MAlocation not on record | 11 |
| Palacký University in Olomouclocation not on record | 10 |
| Porvoo, FI | 9 |
| Frauenfeld, CH | 8 |
| Pamplona, ES | 8 |
| SZUlocation not on record | 7 |
| Forssa, FI | 7 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 6 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 6 |
| Prioksko-Terrasnyi Biosphere Reservelocation not on record | 6 |
| No collectionlocation not on record | 6 |
| SWlocation not on record | 6 |
| Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record | 6 |
| Fulda, DE | 6 |
| Paris, FR | 6 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 6 |
| Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record | 5 |
| Bronx, US | 5 |
| The Tula Region State Institution of Culture "Tula Museum Association"location not on record | 5 |
| Glarus, CH | 5 |
| Namur, BE | 5 |
| DBF-NHMDlocation not on record | 5 |
| LfUlocation not on record | 5 |
| Tula State Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| Tromso University Museumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Salzburg, AT | 4 |
| Xiamen, CN | 4 |
| Alicante, ES | 4 |
| Podgorica, ME | 4 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 4 |
| Saint Louis, US | 3 |
| Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisienlocation not on record | 3 |
| Hobart, AU | 3 |
| Tilburg, NL | 3 |
| Beijing, CN | 3 |
| FLADlocation not on record | 3 |
| Herb. BBGlocation not on record | 3 |
| Córdoba, ES | 3 |
| PRClocation not on record | 3 |
| Stockholm, SE | 2 |
| Gijón, ES | 2 |
| Bozeman, US | 2 |
| Dekalb, US | 2 |
| BSBIlocation not on record | 2 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 2 |
| H-Schuhwlocation not on record | 2 |
| Göteborg, SE | 2 |
| Orto botanico dell'Università degli Studi di Catanialocation not on record | 2 |
| Bourges, FR | 2 |
| BGBMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Salvador, BR | 2 |
| Sede di Via Giorgio La Pira del Museo di Storia naturale di Firenze | Via Giorgio La Pira headquarter of the Natural History Museum in Florencelocation not on record | 2 |
| Columbia, US | 2 |
| Saint John, CA | 2 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Samara National Research Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Garðabær, IS | 2 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 2 |
| EL PASO, US | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 2 |
| Canberra, AU | 2 |
| Boumlocation not on record | 2 |
| NMBU:MINAlocation not on record | 2 |
| National Museum Waleslocation not on record | 2 |
| Nijmegen, NL | 2 |
| Québec, CA | 2 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Centerlocation not on record | 2 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| Clemson, US | 1 |
| Sevilla, ES | 1 |
| University of New Hampshirelocation not on record | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 1 |
| ROM007location not on record | 1 |
| Granada, ES | 1 |
| Kandalaksha State Nature Reservelocation not on record | 1 |
| Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR | 1 |
| Musée des Confluenceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 1 |
| Sion, CH | 1 |
| Denver, US | 1 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| Flagstaff, US | 1 |
| Sant Julià de Lòria, AD | 1 |
| Jaén, ES | 1 |
| OLAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Durham, US | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
| Kew, GB | 1 |
| Missoula, US | 1 |
| Nanjing, CN | 1 |
| B.A. Bennett Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
| Davis, US | 1 |
| RJBJCIlocation not on record | 1 |
| Logan, US | 1 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 1 |
| Wellington, NZ | 1 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 1 |
| DASSHlocation not on record | 1 |
| EEZA-CSIClocation not on record | 1 |
| München, DE | 1 |
| Boise, US | 1 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 |
| Uniwersytet Opolskilocation not on record | 1 |
| Pullman, US | 1 |
| Komarov Botanical Institutelocation not on record | 1 |
| Victoria, CA | 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 Centaurea scabiosa 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.