Craspedia macrocephala

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Craspedia

At a glance

Occurrence records236

Data sources3

Biological traits13

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Craspedia macrocephala's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility236 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

On this page3 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

Traits & measurements2 literature sources13 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF236 records

Genome at a glanceGoaT1.4 Gbp

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraits

Size & morphology5

Leaf size1 189 mm²

Plant height0.3 m

Seed length0.8 mm

Seed mass0.548 mg

Seed width0.4 mm

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Sex typehermaphrodite+monoecious

Habitat & environment5

Climatetemperate

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typeachene

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Craspedia macrocephala has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Craspedia macrocephala 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

Genome size1 408 320 000 bp

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).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

THIS GENOME Craspedia macrocephala1.41 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

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 = 44 n = 22

Ploidy4× tetraploid · measured

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 441×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database — ↗

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

tetraploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type236 records

Wild obs. + sensor77

Museum / vouchered157

Cultivated / captive2

Origin

Native25

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO360 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy70% within 1 km

≤100 m 26≤1 km 24≤10 km 13>10 km 8

71 georeferenced · 6 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor77

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 accuracy69% within 1 km

≤100 m 8≤1 km 86≤10 km 40>10 km 2

136 georeferenced · 21 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence157

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 2 records without

Open the mapnot free-living2

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 institutions8 of 10 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Hobart, AU	68
Canberra, AU	26
Mount Annan, AU	25
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	24
QVMAGlocation not on record	5
Kew, GB	3
Brisbane, AU	2
Christchurch, NZ	2
Wellington, NZ	1
Auckland, NZ	1

10 institutions · 157 of 157 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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