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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements4 literature sources25 traits
Chemical compositionNPASS8 compounds
Occurrence & distributionGBIF39 923 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 34
01Narrative
Cirsium rivulare is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and western Europe, adventive in Britain, and naturalised in Sweden and Belgium. Growing to 1.5 m tall, this erect herbaceous perennial is a clump-forming thistle, with narrow grey-green prickly leaves and small purple globular flowerheads in early to midsummer. The Latin specific epithet rivulare means "brook loving". The plant prefers moist conditions but can tolerate some dryness. The cultivar Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum', with deep crimson flowers, has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is very hardy down to at least -20 C (RHS rating H7), and thrives in full sun. Taking a nap..jpg|Bee on 'Atropurpureum' flower Cirsium rivulare flower.JPG
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Cirsium rivulare across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Cirsium rivulare has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences2
Countries1
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.
★matK1★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex
The complete instruction manualCirsium rivulare 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.
CCDB · ita-fl — MARCUCCI R., TORNADORE N. - 1997. Mediterranean chromosome number reports.. Flora Mediterranea , 7: 262-267.
CCDB · slov-fl — Májovský J. et al., 1974b: Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora Part 4. - Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comen., Bot. 23: 1-23.
CCDB · fl-europaea — Delay, 1970
CCDB · poland — Czapik R. 1958. Karyological studies in species of Cirsium Mill. em. Scop, occuring in Poland. Acta Soc. Bot. Pol. 27, 483-489.
CCDB · poland — Skali?ska M., Ma?ecka J., Izmai?ow R. et al. 1974. Further studies in chromosome numbers of Polish Angiosperms. Tenth contribution. Acta Biol. Cracov. Ser. Bot. 17, 133-163.
CCDB · mediterranean
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — HINDAKOVA, M. 1974. In Index to chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora. Part 4. Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae, Bot. 23: 1–23.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Marcucci, R. & N. Tornadore. 1997. Mediterranean chromosome number reports 7 (878--884). Fl. Medit. 7: 262–267.
CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — MAJOVSKY, J., ET AL. 1974. Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian Flora. (Part 4). Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae Bot. 23: 1-23.
CCDB · kew — Bureš P, Wang Y-F, Horova L, Suda J. 2004. Genome size variation in Central European species of Cirsium (Compositae) and their natural hybrids. Annals of Botany 94: 353-363.
CCDB · Cave1958 — Czapik 1958
CCDB · Cave1962 — Moore & F. 1962a
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Hindakova, M. (1974). Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora. (Part 4). Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae, Bot. 23: 1-23.
CCDB · CromoCat 2015 — Skalinska, M., Malecka, J., Izmailow, R. et al. (1974). Furtfher studies in chromosome numbers of Polish angiosperms. X. Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. 17: 133-164.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy28% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 954≤1 km 2 099≤10 km 12 759>10 km 113
17 925 georeferenced · 15 658 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor33 583
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 accuracy28% within 1 km
≤100 m 333≤1 km 860≤10 km 3 103>10 km 21
4 317 georeferenced · 496 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence4 813
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
≤10 km 4
4 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living8
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 institutions26 of 66 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
3 564
Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record
255
Salzburg, AT
150
LDlocation not on record
80
GJOlocation not on record
74
GZUlocation not on record
57
BRNUlocation not on record
50
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
40
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
34
LfUlocation not on record
32
BFLlocation not on record
29
Görlitz, DE
28
Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record
26
Bern, CH
24
Uppsala, SE
20
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record
18
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
18
Barcelona, ES
17
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
15
Wlocation not on record
13
Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowielocation not on record
11
Mlocation not on record
11
Oskarshamn, SE
11
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswaldlocation not on record
10
Palacký University in Olomouclocation not on record
9
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
8
Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record
8
MeiseBGlocation not on record
7
BDBClocation not on record
6
Gijón, ES
5
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record
5
BClocation not on record
5
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
5
SZUlocation not on record
5
Dresden, DE
4
MAlocation not on record
4
Vitoria, ES
4
Uniwersytet Opolskilocation not on record
4
South Kensington, GB
4
Zürich, CH
3
Karlsruhe, DE
3
Taipei, TW
2
Porrentruy, CH
2
València, ES
2
PRClocation not on record
2
Brussel, BE
2
San Sebastián, ES
1
Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record
1
UoB-IBlocation not on record
1
Uniwersytet Warszawskilocation not on record
1
University of Bayreuthlocation not on record
1
Sant Julià de Lòria, AD
1
Québec, CA
1
Frankfurt am Main
1
H-Schuhwlocation not on record
1
PrivatHerblocation not on record
1
Ivano-Frankove, UA
1
Saint Louis, US
1
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
1
Berlin, DE
1
Glarus, CH
1
Frauenfeld, CH
1
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
1
No collectionlocation not on record
1
Bergen, NO
1
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
66 institutions · 4 706 of 4 813 vouchered records shown · 95 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility39 923 records↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
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
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗