Chenopodiastrum murale
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch · speciesAt a glance
Sources15 archives
Databases and archives Chenopodiastrum murale's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation10 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility12 806 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI35 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics64 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
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↗
giftgenome & karyotype
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Chenopodiastrum murale, (Syn. Chenopodium murale) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae known by the common names nettle-leaved goosefoot, Australian-spinach, salt-green, and sowbane. This plant is native to Europe and parts of Asia and northern Africa, but it is widespread worldwide, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas due to the ease of it being introduced. It is a common weed of fields and roadsides.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology24
Life cycle & reproduction16
Diet & foraging2
Habitat & environment16
Physiology & chemistry3
Other traits5
Compounds documented for Chenopodiastrum murale across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds87 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-7-Hydroxyflavanone | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Argemonine | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Isoboldine | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-N-methylcaryachine | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Pinostrobin | present | NPASS | |
| (1'S,2R,4R)-10,11-dimethoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,6'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (1'S,2S,4R)-10,11-dimethoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (1'S,2S,4R)-10-methoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1',11-diol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,12R)-15-methoxy-20-methyl-5,7-dioxa-20-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-16-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,12R,20S)-15,16-dimethoxy-20-methyl-20-oxido-5,7-dioxa-20-azoniapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaene | 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 Chenopodiastrum murale 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 Chenopodiastrum murale 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 1875×GoaT · DTOL Flowering Plants Estimates Kew · GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ita-fl +21
n 98×CCDB · iapt · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 +3
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
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
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.
Record type12 806 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 institutions39 of 80 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| LDlocation not on record | 361 |
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 221 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 88 |
| Berlin, DE | 73 |
| Brussel, BE | 48 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 45 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 32 |
| Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record | 32 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 31 |
| Bloomington, US | 28 |
| Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 27 |
| Olocation not on record | 26 |
| Kew, GB | 26 |
| Helsinki, FI | 24 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 22 |
| Córdoba, AR | 22 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 16 |
| Bergen, NO | 13 |
| Trondheim, NO | 13 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 10 |
| Tampa, US | 9 |
| Irvine, US | 8 |
| Wlocation not on record | 6 |
| Turku, FI | 6 |
| Government College University Lahore, Dr. Sultan Ahmad Herbariumlocation not on record | 6 |
| Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 5 |
| Wellington, NZ | 4 |
| Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 4 |
| BSBIlocation not on record | 4 |
| Rotorua, NZ | 4 |
| Kuopio, FI | 3 |
| Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistanlocation not on record | 3 |
| MAlocation not on record | 3 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 3 |
| Cape Town, ZA | 3 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 3 |
| Saint Louis, US | 3 |
| Paris, FR | 3 |
| Loja, EC | 3 |
| Vancouver, CA | 3 |
| South Kensington, GB | 3 |
| UChlocation not on record | 2 |
| Oulu, FI | 2 |
| National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record | 2 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 2 |
| Valparaiso, CL | 2 |
| Muséum Henri Lecoqlocation not on record | 2 |
| Elocation not on record | 2 |
| Arizona Western Collegelocation not on record | 2 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Phoenix, US | 1 |
| Corrientes, AR | 1 |
| Bourges, FR | 1 |
| South African National Biodiversity Institute, Compton Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 1 |
| Auckland, NZ | 1 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego, US | 1 |
| Saint John, CA | 1 |
| Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record | 1 |
| University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Naturallocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 1 |
| San Diego Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Centerlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bronx, US | 1 |
| Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resourceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Jackson, US | 1 |
| National Museum Waleslocation not on record | 1 |
| Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record | 1 |
| CIBIOlocation not on record | 1 |
| Austin, US | 1 |
| Logan, US | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Johannesburglocation not on record | 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 Chenopodiastrum murale 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.