Darwinia speciosa

(Meisn.) Benth. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Darwinia

At a glance

Occurrence records144

Data sources5

Biological traits19

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Darwinia speciosa's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility144 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

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 sources19 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF144 records

Genome at a glanceGoaTgenome

01Narrative

Darwinia speciosa is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. The sprawling prostrate or erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to. It blooms between May and November producing red-brown flowers. Often found on sandplains in the north west Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFT

Size & morphology3

Plant height0.3 m

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.1 m

Life cycle & reproduction6

Flowering timeynnnyyyyyyyy

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

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 Darwinia speciosa has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Darwinia speciosa 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.

Ploidypolyploid inferred

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type144 records

Wild obs. + sensor42

Museum / vouchered97

Fossil5

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO356 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 accuracy67% within 1 km

≤100 m 16≤1 km 6≤10 km 7>10 km 4

33 georeferenced · 9 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor42

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 accuracy30% within 1 km

≤100 m 12≤1 km 9≤10 km 42>10 km 6

69 georeferenced · 28 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence97

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 institutions12 of 15 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	54
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	14
Canberra, AU	9
Adelaide, AU	5
Brisbane, AU	3
Hobart, AU	2
Kew, GB	2
Boise, US	1
MAlocation not on record	1
Claremont, US	1
Mount Annan, AU	1
Joondalup, AU	1
Wellington, NZ	1
Parkville, AU	1
BGPAlocation not on record	1

15 institutions · 97 of 97 vouchered records shown

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