Chamaelirium luteum
(L.) A.Gray · speciesAt a glance
Sources11 archives
Databases and archives Chamaelirium luteum's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 716 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics7 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Chamaelirium is a genus of flowering plants containing the single species Chamaelirium luteum, commonly known as blazing-star, devil's bit, false unicorn, fairy wand, and helonias. It is a perennial herb native to the eastern United States. It can be found in a variety of habitats, including wet meadows and deciduous woodlands. Chamaelirium luteum has a basal rosette of around six 8–15 cm leaves, from which a single spike-like raceme inflorescence (1–1.5 cm diameter, 8–30 cm length) emerges. The plants are generally dioecious, with male-biased gender ratios in a given population. This is due to higher mortality of female plants, and the tendency of female plants to flower less frequently. Female stalks tend to be taller, giving a total maximum plant height of about 1.2 m, but also tend to have about ten times fewer flowers. Chamaelirium luteum is the only member of its monotypic genus, and is quite rare at the fringes of its range.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Life cycle & reproduction3
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment6
Compounds documented for Chamaelirium luteum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile2 classes
Documented compounds21 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (22s,25r)-Cholest-5-ene-3beta,16beta,22,26-tetrol | present | LOTUS | |
| (23R,24S)-Chiograsterol A | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,5S,6R,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-17-[(2R)-1-[(4R,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-5-propan-2-yl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]propan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,6,16-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,5S,6R,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-17-[(2R,4R,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,6,16-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,5S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-16-hydroxy-17-[(2R,4R,5S)-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,5S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-17-[(2R,4R,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,5S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-17-[(2R,4R,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-16-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (3S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-17-[(2S,3R,6R)-3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,16-diol | present | LOTUS | |
| 17-(3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,11,16-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| 2-[6-[11,16-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-5-hydroxy-2-methylheptoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS |
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 Chamaelirium luteum 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 Chamaelirium luteum 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.
2n 241×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type1 716 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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions33 of 48 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 91 |
| Knoxville, US | 29 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 22 |
| Jackson, US | 19 |
| Philadelphia, US | 15 |
| Tuscaloosa, US | 13 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 12 |
| Bloomington, US | 9 |
| Bronx, US | 8 |
| GAlocation not on record | 8 |
| DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record | 7 |
| Columbia, US | 6 |
| Miami, US | 6 |
| Bangkok, TH | 5 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record | 5 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 4 |
| Allentown, US | 4 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 4 |
| Mississippi State, US | 3 |
| University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record | 3 |
| Millersville, US | 3 |
| Tampa, US | 3 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 2 |
| Burlington, US | 2 |
| Saint Louis, US | 2 |
| New Haven, US | 2 |
| Little Rock, US | 2 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Russellville, US | 2 |
| Clemson, US | 2 |
| Johnson City, US | 2 |
| Asheville, US | 1 |
| Auckland, NZ | 1 |
| Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Due West, US | 1 |
| Fayetteville, US | 1 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Morgantown, US | 1 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 1 |
| South Kensington, GB | 1 |
| Boise, US | 1 |
| Smithsonian Institutionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Staten Island, US | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| Denver, US | 1 |
Where the DNA of Chamaelirium luteum 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.