Galactites tomentosa
Moench · speciesAt a glance
Sources10 archives
Databases and archives Galactites tomentosa's data was compiled from.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility34 603 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics14 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Galactites tomentosa Moench, 1794, le Chardon laiteux, Chardon élégant, Galactite tomenteuse ou cotonneuse ou encore Galactitès entre autres noms, est une espèce de plante à fleurs de la famille des Asteraceae. D'origine méditerranéenne, c'est une plante proche des chardons et des cirses. Le nom scientifique du genre évoque en grec le lait, allusion à la couleur laiteuse des tiges et surtout aux nervures blanchâtres des feuilles[réf. nécessaire] des Galactites.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology3
Life cycle & reproduction2
Habitat & environment1
Physiology & chemistry6
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Galactites tomentosa across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds13 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (3S,8S,9S,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| (6aR,6bR,8aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,12,14b-heptamethyl-11-methylidene-1,2,3,4a,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-hexadecahydropicen-3-ol | present | LOTUS | |
| Alpha-Amyrin | present | LOTUS | |
| alpha-D-Glucopyranose | present | LOTUS | |
| beta-D-Glucopyranose | present | LOTUS | |
| D-Fructose | present | LOTUS | |
| Ergosterol | present | LOTUS | |
| gamma-Sitosterol | present | LOTUS | |
| L-Rhamnose | present | LOTUS | |
| Lupeol | present | LOTUS |
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 Galactites tomentosa 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 Galactites tomentosa 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 2219×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ita-fl · CCDB · iber-fl +5
2n 202×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
n 113×CCDB · iber-fl · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
n 102×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · CromoCat 2015
Record type34 603 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 institutions30 of 68 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| València, ES | 74 |
| ISAlocation not on record | 69 |
| Berlin, DE | 68 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 59 |
| MAlocation not on record | 41 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 40 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 38 |
| Barcelona, ES | 36 |
| BClocation not on record | 35 |
| Pamplona, ES | 31 |
| Badajoz, ES | 29 |
| Córdoba, ES | 27 |
| LDlocation not on record | 27 |
| Sevilla, ES | 23 |
| Salamanca, ES | 22 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 19 |
| UIBlocation not on record | 19 |
| San Sebastián, ES | 19 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 17 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 17 |
| Wlocation not on record | 16 |
| Vitoria, ES | 14 |
| Phyletisches Museum Jenalocation not on record | 13 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 12 |
| Alicante, ES | 10 |
| Granada, ES | 10 |
| Coimbra, PT | 6 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 6 |
| Jaén, ES | 5 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 4 |
| JBSlocation not on record | 4 |
| Görlitz, DE | 4 |
| Pamplona, ES | 4 |
| Saint Louis, US | 4 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 4 |
| Gijón, ES | 4 |
| OLAlocation not on record | 3 |
| Davis, US | 3 |
| Paris, FR | 3 |
| Henry Brockhouse Collectionlocation not on record | 3 |
| Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 2 |
| South Kensington, GB | 2 |
| Museo della Bonifica di San Donà di Piavelocation not on record | 2 |
| PRClocation not on record | 2 |
| Kew, GB | 2 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 2 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 2 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| IPE-CSIClocation not on record | 1 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Government College University Lahore, Dr. Sultan Ahmad Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Stockholm, SE | 1 |
| University of Patraslocation not on record | 1 |
| Firenze, IT | 1 |
| Québec, CA | 1 |
| BSBIlocation not on record | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| St. Paul, US | 1 |
| Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record | 1 |
| Hunan Geological Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Muséum Henri Lecoqlocation not on record | 1 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 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 Galactites tomentosa 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.