Eurybia conspicua

(Lindl.) G.L.Nesom · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Eurybia

At a glance

Occurrence records2 550

Data sources10

Biological traits10

DNA specimens11

eDNA detections6

Sources10 archives

Databases and archives Eurybia conspicua's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 550 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics11 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page7 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources10 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS16 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 550 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries6 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD11 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 112

01Narrative

Eurybia conspicua, commonly known as the western showy aster, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to western Canada (from Manitoba to British Columbia) and the western United States (northern Cascades, northern Rockies, Black Hills, and other mountains of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota). Eurybia conspicua is a perennial spreading by means of underground rhizomes, thus forming loose clonal colonies. Each plant can produce a flat-topped array of 5-50 flower heads, each head with 12–35 blue or violet ray florets surrounding 48–55 yellow disc florets.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass0.55 mg

Seed mass max0.57 mg

Seed mass min0.57 mg

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

03Chemical composition16 compounds

Compounds documented for Eurybia conspicua across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile4 classes

Cholestane steroids13

Cholestane steroids $ Stigmastane steroids1

Ergostane steroids1

Cholestane steroids $ Ergostane steroids1

Documented compounds16 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(3S,4R,5S,6S,8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,15R,17R)-17-[(2R,6S)-7-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,4,6,8,15-pentol	present	LOTUS
(3S,4R,5S,6S,8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,15R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5-hydroxy-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,4,6,8,15-pentol	present	LOTUS
(3S,4R,5S,6S,8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,15R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-6-hydroxy-5-methylhex-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,4,6,8,15-pentol	present	LOTUS
(3S,4R,5S,6S,8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,15S,16R,17R)-17-[(2R,5S,6S)-5-ethyl-7-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,4,6,8,15,16-hexol	present	LOTUS
(3S,5S,6S,8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,15R,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(E,2R)-5-propan-2-yl-7-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyhept-5-en-2-yl]-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,6,8,15-tetrol	present	LOTUS
(3S,5S,6S,8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,15R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5-hydroxy-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,6,8,15-tetrol	present	LOTUS
(3S,5S,6S,8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,15R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R,6S)-7-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,6,8,15-tetrol	present	LOTUS
(3S,5S,6S,9R,10R,13R,15R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-6-hydroxy-5-methylhex-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,6,15-triol	present	LOTUS
(3S,5S,6S,9R,10R,13R,15R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R,6S)-7-hydroxy-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,6,15-triol	present	LOTUS
17-[5-[2-[3-(4,5-Dihydroxy-3-methoxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyethyl]-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,4,6,8,15-pentol	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding11 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 Eurybia conspicua has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens11

Marker genes4

eDNA detections6

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.

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plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Eurybia conspicua 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 = 112 n = 56

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records108–1122n range112median112mode3records

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

2n 1122×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. 1983. Range expansion of Heterotheca camporum (Compositae: Asteraceae) in the southeastern United States. Brittonia 35(2): 140–146.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. 1981. In Chromosome number reports LXXll. Taxon 30: 703–704.

2n 1081×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Jones, A. G. 1980. Data on chromosome numbers in Aster (Asteraceae) with comments on the status and relationships of certain North American species. Brittonia 32(2): 240–261.

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 type2 550 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 093

Museum / vouchered456

Cultivated / captive1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 232 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 accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 484≤1 km 192≤10 km 62>10 km 61

1 799 georeferenced · 294 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 093

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 accuracy48% within 1 km

≤100 m 18≤1 km 68≤10 km 81>10 km 11

178 georeferenced · 278 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence456

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

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 institutions26 of 40 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Vancouver, CA	85
Pullman, US	65
Moscow, US	48
Missoula, US	43
Corvallis, US	39
Bronx, US	31
Montréal, CA	20
Wuzhou, CN	17
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record	14
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	10
Pocatello, US	8
Emporia, US	7
Boise, US	6
USFS/BHSClocation not on record	5
Caldwell, US	5
Spearfish, US	5
WTUlocation not on record	4
Chadron, US	3
Victoria, CA	3
Bloomington, US	3
Whitehorse, CA	3
Provo, US	3
WINlocation not on record	3
SEFlocation not on record	2
Stockholm, SE	2
Pittsburg, US	2
Bangkok, TH	2
Royal Ontario Museum, Green Plant Herbarium (TRT)location not on record	2
Davis, US	1
Denver, US	1
Flagstaff, US	1
CASlocation not on record	1
IDElocation not on record	1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record	1
Bozeman, US	1
Research Collection of Jonathan Farrlocation not on record	1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	1
Austin, US	1
University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Royal Alberta Museumlocation not on record	1

40 institutions · 452 of 456 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

09Environmental DNA6 detections

Where the DNA of Eurybia conspicua 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 found6

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 6 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

Low and middle altitudes.In thickets and around trees in cut-over area.On rounded crest in bouldery soil.

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 median12.7 °C 12.2–14.1

Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.9 °C

Max temp (day)19.9 °C 18.9–21.1

Min temp (night)6.90 °C 6.40–8.10

Precipitation69.7 mm/mo 56.7–101

Air humidity54.2 % 52.2–56.8

Moisture balance-50.9 mm/mo -71.5–-25.4

Vapour deficit683 Pa 616–770

Wind speed2.60 m/s 1.80–3.30

Cloud cover34.9 % 33.8–37.2

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 detection points · 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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Eurybia conspicua

At a glance

Sources10 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction1

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment5

Compound class profile4 classes

Documented compounds16 total

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type2 550 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions26 of 40 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 550 records