Elaeagnus commutata
Bernh. ex Rydb. · speciesAt a glance
Sources15 archives
Databases and archives Elaeagnus commutata's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility8 537 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI10 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics20 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
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
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Elaeagnus commutata, the silverberry or wolf-willow, is a species of Elaeagnus native to western and boreal North America, from southern Alaska through British Columbia east to Quebec, south to Utah, and across the upper Midwestern United States to South Dakota and western Minnesota. It typically grows on dry to moist sandy and gravel soils in steppes, meadows or woodland edges.Plants of British Columbia: Elaeagnus commutata
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology7
Life cycle & reproduction31
Diet & foraging2
Habitat & environment26
Physiology & chemistry22
Uses & economy15
Other traits8
Compounds documented for Elaeagnus commutata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds144 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-8-Methoxyisolariciresinol | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Abscisic acid beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Erythrodiol | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Lyoniresinol | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Ursolic Acid | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Isolariciresinol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,4aS,6aR,6aR,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14aR,14bS)-1,2,4a,6a,6b,9,9,12a-octamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14,14a,14b-hexadecahydropicene-2,10-diol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,3aR,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-1-[(2R)-1-hydroxypropan-2-yl]-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-one | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,3aR,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-1-[(2S)-1-hydroxypropan-2-yl]-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-one | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,3aR,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bS)-1-acetyl-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-one | present | NPASS |
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 Elaeagnus commutata 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 Elaeagnus commutata 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 287×CCDB · nw-europe-fl · CCDB · poland · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl +2
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type8 537 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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions69 of 103 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Wuzhou, CN | 85 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 81 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 69 |
| Vancouver, CA | 55 |
| St. Paul, US | 50 |
| Tempe, US | 42 |
| Missoula, US | 36 |
| Toronto, CA | 35 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 30 |
| Tartu, EE | 30 |
| Olocation not on record | 22 |
| Bozeman, US | 21 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 21 |
| WINlocation not on record | 20 |
| LDlocation not on record | 19 |
| DBF-NHMDlocation not on record | 19 |
| Montréal, CA | 19 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 18 |
| Moscow, US | 16 |
| Helsinki, FI | 15 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 15 |
| Jyväskylä, FI | 15 |
| Bronx, US | 13 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 11 |
| Victoria, CA | 11 |
| KMNlocation not on record | 10 |
| Bloomington, US | 10 |
| Emporia, US | 10 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 8 |
| Kuopio, FI | 7 |
| Pullman, US | 7 |
| Boise, US | 6 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 6 |
| Uppsala, SE | 6 |
| Yukon Universitylocation not on record | 6 |
| Spearfish, US | 6 |
| Tallinn, EE | 6 |
| Paris, FR | 5 |
| Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record | 5 |
| Philadelphia, US | 5 |
| Oulu, FI | 5 |
| University of Lethbridgelocation not on record | 5 |
| Allentown, US | 5 |
| Dresden, DE | 4 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 4 |
| Anchorage, US | 4 |
| Barcelona, ES | 4 |
| College Park, US | 4 |
| Bangkok, TH | 4 |
| Denver, US | 4 |
| Stockholm, SE | 3 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 3 |
| Acadia Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Pittsburg, US | 3 |
| Staten Island, US | 3 |
| Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswaldlocation not on record | 3 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 2 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Trondheim, NO | 2 |
| Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record | 2 |
| Fargo, US | 2 |
| Flagstaff, US | 2 |
| Phoenix, US | 2 |
| Mlocation not on record | 2 |
| Pocatello, US | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 2 |
| Görlitz, DE | 2 |
| Dekalb, US | 2 |
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 2 |
| Davis, US | 2 |
| Chadron, US | 1 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 1 |
| Rovaniemi, FI | 1 |
| Saint John, CA | 1 |
| Tilburg, NL | 1 |
| Weber State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Riverside, US | 1 |
| nbflocation not on record | 1 |
| Bourges, FR | 1 |
| València, ES | 1 |
| Johnson City, US | 1 |
| Logan, US | 1 |
| Durham, US | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| New Brunswick, US | 1 |
| NMBU:MINAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Saint Louis, US | 1 |
| Tampa, US | 1 |
| Turku, FI | 1 |
| TUR-Alocation not on record | 1 |
| Lincoln, US | 1 |
| Millersville, US | 1 |
| Research Collection of Jonathan Farrlocation not on record | 1 |
| PRClocation not on record | 1 |
| Tromso University Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| South Kensington, GB | 1 |
| Albuquerque, US | 1 |
| GB | 1 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| New Haven, US | 1 |
| Durango, US | 1 |
| Kew, GB | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Elaeagnus commutata 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.