Euphorbia ceratocarpa

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At a glance

Occurrence records118

Data sources9

Biological traits8

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Euphorbia ceratocarpa's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility118 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources8 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF118 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 26

01Narrative

Euphorbia ceratocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to the Island of Sicily and southern Italy. Growing to 1.7 m tall and wide, it is an evergreen perennial or subshrub bearing long, narrow leaves with a prominent white midrib, and clusters of green and yellow flowers in summer. The flowering period may be extended in favourable locations. It is valued in cultivation for its vivid flowers, and its ability to survive drought conditions. Though hardy down to -10 C it is seen at its best in a warm, sheltered position. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Like other members of the genus Euphorbia, all parts of the plant are toxic if ingested. When cut it produces a milky sap which may cause intense irritation to hands and eyes.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFT

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Raunkiær life formhemicryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

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 Euphorbia ceratocarpa has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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.

★ITS★ITS2

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Euphorbia ceratocarpa 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 = 26 n = 13

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records26–262n range26median26mode4records

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

2n 264×CCDB · ita-fl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · ita-fl — CESCA G. - 1967. Osservazioni citotassonomiche su Euphorbia apios L., E. ceratocarpa Ten., E. amygdaloides L. s.l., E. characias L. s.l.. Arch. Bot. Biogeogr. Ital. , 43(12) (4): 280-291.

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — CESCA, G. 1967. osservazioni citotassonomiche su Euphorbia apios L., E. ceratocarpa Ten., E. amygdaloides L. s.)., E. characias L. s.). Arch. Bot. Biogeogr. Ital. 43: 280-290.

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 type118 records

Wild obs. + sensor61

Museum / vouchered57

Origin

Introduced14

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO376 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 accuracy90% within 1 km

≤100 m 6≤1 km 21≤10 km 1>10 km 2

30 georeferenced · 31 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor61

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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 4

4 georeferenced · 53 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence57

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 institutions6 of 12 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record	34
Salamanca, ES	2
Berlin, DE	2
BClocation not on record	2
Sevilla, ES	2
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record	2
ESP003location not on record	1
Chicago, US	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
Wlocation not on record	1
Frankfurt am Main	1
València, ES	1

12 institutions · 50 of 57 vouchered records shown · 6 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Euphorbia ceratocarpa 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

Detections DNA found2

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median14.5 °C 14.5–14.5

Seasonal swing summer↔winter19.6 °C

Max temp (day)18.9 °C

Min temp (night)9.30 °C

Precipitation72.2 mm/mo

Air humidity58.3 %

Moisture balance-20.6 mm/mo

Vapour deficit782 Pa

Wind speed2.60 m/s

Cloud cover40.9 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

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.

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