⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 9.14 m · USDA: 6.1 m · TRY: 6.1 m
Seed mass10.13 mg
Seed mass max13.3 mg
Seed mass min8.43 mg
Life cycle & reproduction26
Bloom periodEarly Spring
Coppice potentialNo
Deciduousnessevergreen
Dispersal typewind
Flower colouryellow
Flower conspicuousYes
Fruit seed period beginSpring
Fruit seed period endFall
Growth rate USDAModerate
Life formtree
Life spanperennial
Lifespan categoryLong
Lifespan years1 350 years
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 rateSlow
Seedling vigorLow
Vegetative spread rateNone
Habitat & environment22
Active growth periodSpring, Summer, Fall
Adapted to coarse textured soilsYes
Adapted to fine textured soilsNo
Adapted to medium textured soilsYes
BloatNone
Climatedesert or dry shrubland
Climberself-supporting
Foliage colorGreen
Foliage porosity summerDense
Foliage porosity winterPorous
Foliage textureCoarse
Fruit colourbrown
Growth formtree
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · TRY: Tree, Shrub
Growth form USDAMultiple Stem
Hedge toleranceMedium
Known allelopathNo
Leaf retentionNo
Low growing grassNo
Root depth min20 in
Shape and orientationErect
Small grainNo
Woodinesswoody
Physiology & chemistry20
Anaerobic toleranceNone
C:N ratioMedium
Caco3 toleranceHigh
Cold stratification requiredYes
Drought toleranceHigh
Fertility requirementLow
Fire resistantNo
Fire toleranceMedium
Frost free days min90 days
Moisture useLow
Nitrogen fixation levelLow
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Precipitation max45 in
Precipitation min10 in
Protein potentialMedium
Salinity toleranceNone
Shade toleranceMedium
Soil pH max8.7 pH
Soil pH min5.5 pH
Temperature min-47 °F
Uses & economy16
Berry nut seed productNo
Christmas tree productNo
Commercial availabilityRoutinely Available
Fodder productNo
Fuelwood productHigh
Lumber productNo
Naval store productNo
Nursery stock productYes
Palatable browse animalHigh
Palatable graze animalLow
Palatable humanNo
Post productNo
Pulpwood productNo
Seeds per pound50 916 per lb
ToxicitySlight
Veneer productNo
Other traits7
Fall conspicuousNo
Fruit seed abundanceHigh
Fruit seed conspicuousNo
Fruit seed persistenceYes
Height at 20yr6.1 m
Planting density max2 700 per acre
Planting density min300 per acre
05DNA & barcoding2 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 Cercocarpus ledifolius has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences5
eDNA detections2
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.
★rbcL5
plant barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCercocarpus ledifolius 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 = 18 n = 9
Ploidypolyploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 181×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — McArthur, E. D. & S. C. Sanderson. 1985. A cytotaxonomic contribution to the western North American rosaceous flora. Madroño 32: 24–28.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy92% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 781≤1 km 344≤10 km 174>10 km 112
3 411 georeferenced · 962 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor4 373
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 accuracy59% within 1 km
≤100 m 40≤1 km 234≤10 km 176>10 km 18
468 georeferenced · 415 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence883
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 3
3 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living5
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 institutions64 of 90 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
142
Riverside, US
63
Pullman, US
55
Davis, US
35
Boise, US
31
Angwin, US
29
Moscow, US
29
WTUlocation not on record
25
Arcata, US
24
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
22
Provo, US
22
Bozeman, US
21
Orem, US
20
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
20
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
18
San Diego, US
17
Flagstaff, US
14
ASUlocation not on record
14
Logan, US
14
Los Angeles, US
13
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
13
Bronx, US
12
US
11
Denver, US
11
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record
11
Pocatello, US
9
Durango, US
8
Santa Barbara, US
8
Henderson, US
8
Phoenix, US
8
Bureau of Land Managementlocation not on record
7
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
7
Ashland, US
6
Bangkok, TH
6
Mexico City, MX
6
Bandelier National Monumentlocation not on record
6
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
5
San Jose, US
5
Wuzhou, CN
5
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
5
Tampa, US
5
San Luis Obispo, US
5
Northridge, US
4
Bloomington, US
4
Saint Louis, US
3
Truckee, US
3
STNFlocation not on record
3
Cheney, US
2
Long Beach, US
2
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciencelocation not on record
2
San Bernardino, US
2
Chadron, US
2
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
2
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
2
VALElocation not on record
2
BAYLUlocation not on record
2
GB
2
CASlocation not on record
2
Fargo, US
2
Wellington, NZ
2
Glocation not on record
1
Millersville, US
1
Walla Walla, US
1
Lincoln, US
1
Clemson, US
1
Irvine, US
1
Ensenada, MX
1
US
1
Cambridge, US
1
Fort Bragg, US
1
Calvin Collegelocation not on record
1
Oswego, US
1
Caldwell, US
1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
INFlocation not on record
1
USFSlocation not on record
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Santa Cruz, US
1
San Francisco, US
1
Turlock, US
1
Whitehorse, CA
1
Bend, US
1
Grand Junction, US
1
Tacoma, US
1
St. Paul, US
1
Toronto, CA
1
Columbia, US
1
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record
1
Missoula, US
1
90 institutions · 868 of 883 vouchered records shown · 15 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 DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Cercocarpus ledifolius 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 found2
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
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.
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.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 261 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype