Chenopodium berlandieri
Moq. · speciesAt a glance
Sources12 archives
Databases and archives Chenopodium berlandieri's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 482 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI10 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics23 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & 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.
Chenopodium nuttalliae is a species of edible plant native to Mexico. It is known by the common names huauzontle (literally "hairy amaranth", from the Nahuatl huauhtli 'amaranth' and tzontli 'hair') and Aztec broccoli. Other variations of the name include huauhzontle, huanzontle, and guausoncle. It is related to other commonly-consumed plants such as quinoa, amaranth, and epazote, as well as the common American weeds goosefoot and lambsquarters. The plant grows upright branches with red tinted green leafy stems. Huauzontle stems superficially resemble baby broccoli, although the stems are much thinner, and support fewer of the leaves. Like amaranth, huauzontle is very resistant to cold and dry climates, and grows even in poor soil. In addition, it has a high nutritional level, which makes it an excellent grain alternative in regions with difficulties sowing other types of cereals. During the rule of Moctezuma, huauzontle and amaranth were the fourth most important crops, after maize, beans, and chia. Many towns paid tribute to the Aztec empire in huauzontle.Redwood City Seed Company Catalog of Ecoseeds 2014.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology6
Life cycle & reproduction8
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment7
Physiology & chemistry6
Other traits1
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 Chenopodium berlandieri 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 Chenopodium berlandieri 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 3622×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · iapt · CCDB · brit-fl +8
n 183×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · Cave1963
tetraploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
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 type3 482 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 institutions98 of 142 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Riverside, US | 241 |
| San Diego, US | 134 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 110 |
| Claremont, US | 105 |
| Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 93 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 92 |
| Bronx, US | 88 |
| LDlocation not on record | 85 |
| Austin, US | 82 |
| Chadron, US | 78 |
| Saint Louis, US | 61 |
| Mexico City, MX | 52 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 51 |
| Albuquerque, US | 49 |
| Denver, US | 42 |
| Bozeman, US | 37 |
| Mexico City, MX | 36 |
| Madison, US | 35 |
| Durango, MX | 32 |
| Spearfish, US | 32 |
| Missoula, US | 31 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 30 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 30 |
| Lincoln, US | 27 |
| Flagstaff, US | 24 |
| Irvine, US | 24 |
| Provo, US | 24 |
| Fort Worth, US | 23 |
| Chicago, US | 23 |
| Anchorage, US | 22 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 21 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 18 |
| EL PASO, US | 17 |
| Davis, US | 15 |
| WINlocation not on record | 15 |
| US | 15 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 15 |
| Phoenix, US | 14 |
| Corvallis, US | 12 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 11 |
| Vancouver, CA | 11 |
| Cambridge, US | 11 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 10 |
| Olocation not on record | 10 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 10 |
| Turku, FI | 9 |
| Helsinki, FI | 7 |
| Brussel, BE | 7 |
| Los Angeles, US | 7 |
| Moscow, US | 7 |
| Philadelphia, US | 7 |
| Logan, US | 7 |
| Trondheim, NO | 6 |
| CASlocation not on record | 6 |
| St. Paul, US | 6 |
| Saint John, CA | 6 |
| Bern, CH | 6 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 5 |
| Bergen, NO | 5 |
| Burlington, US | 5 |
| Northridge, US | 5 |
| Victoria, CA | 5 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 5 |
| Pullman, US | 5 |
| Allentown, US | 5 |
| Mérida, MX | 5 |
| Berlin, DE | 5 |
| Tampa, US | 5 |
| Boise, US | 4 |
| Emporia, US | 4 |
| Bangkok, TH | 4 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 4 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 4 |
| Oulu, FI | 4 |
| Lubbock, US | 4 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 4 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 3 |
| Fayetteville, US | 3 |
| Bloomington, US | 3 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 3 |
| B.A. Bennett Herbariumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Durango, US | 3 |
| Uppsala, SE | 3 |
| Linares, MX | 2 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 2 |
| Catalina Island Conservancylocation not on record | 2 |
| Texas Lutheran Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Henderson, US | 2 |
| Tlalnepantla, MX | 2 |
| Austin, US | 2 |
| Montréal, CA | 2 |
| La Paz, MX | 2 |
| Guasave, MX | 2 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 2 |
| Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record | 2 |
| Columbia, US | 1 |
| Millersville, US | 1 |
| USFSlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 1 |
| Truckee, US | 1 |
| INFlocation not on record | 1 |
| BFLlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Angelo, US | 1 |
| South Kensington, GB | 1 |
| Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record | 1 |
| Beijing, CN | 1 |
| NO DISPONIBLElocation not on record | 1 |
| Stephenville, US | 1 |
| Royal Botanical Gardenslocation not on record | 1 |
| MAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Puebla, MX | 1 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Yellowstone National Park Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Hermosillo, MX | 1 |
| Philadelphia, US | 1 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Jackson, US | 1 |
| Kuopio, FI | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| KMNlocation not on record | 1 |
| Oregon State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 1 |
| Cslocation not on record | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| Arcata, US | 1 |
| GZUlocation not on record | 1 |
| John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 1 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 1 |
| Guatemala, GT | 1 |
| Knoxville, US | 1 |
| Paris, FR | 1 |
| San Francisco de Campeche, MX | 1 |
| University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Pittsburg, US | 1 |
| Williamsburg, US | 1 |
| Mérida, MX | 1 |
| 1 | |
| Brookings, US | 1 |
Where the DNA of Chenopodium berlandieri 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.