Crossosoma californicum — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Crossosomatales/Crossosomataceae/Crossosoma

At a glance

Occurrence records468

Data sources8

Biological traits13

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Crossosoma californicum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility468 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF468 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 24

01Narrative

Crossosoma californicum, known by the common name California rockflower, is one of only a few species in the flowering plant family Crossosomataceae.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass7.08 mg

Seed mass max7.08 mg

Seed mass min7.08 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Deciduousnessdeciduous

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

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 Crossosoma californicum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Crossosoma californicum 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.

Chromosomes2n = 24 n = 12

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

n 121×CCDB · Cave1963

CCDB · Cave1963 — Raven & Cave 1963

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type468 records

Wild obs. + sensor253

Museum / vouchered215

Origin

Native53

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO884 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 accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 253

253 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor253

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 accuracy78% within 1 km

≤100 m 12≤1 km 78≤10 km 13>10 km 13

116 georeferenced · 99 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence215

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 institutions17 of 24 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Claremont, US	61
Santa Barbara, US	36
San Diego, US	36
Riverside, US	11
Catalina Island Conservancylocation not on record	10
Bronx, US	8
CASlocation not on record	6
Long Beach, US	4
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record	3
Davis, US	2
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	2
Los Angeles, US	2
San Luis Obispo, US	2
Philadelphia, US	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record	1
ASUlocation not on record	1
Bloomington, US	1
Tampa, US	1
Flagstaff, US	1
Henderson, US	1
EL PASO, US	1
Wuzhou, CN	1
US	1

24 institutions · 194 of 215 vouchered records shown · 21 without an institution code