Hooveria parviflora

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Hooveria

At a glance

Occurrence records1 286

Data sources7

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections2

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Hooveria parviflora's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 286 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 286 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries2 detections

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 60

01Narrative

Hooveria parviflora is a species of perennial herb known by the common name smallflower soap plant. It is a monocot, native to coastal southern California and Baja California, where it is a member of the coastal sage scrub flora. It resembles a smaller version of Chlorogalum pomeridianum, with wavy leaves and white flowers that open during the day.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass13 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 13 mg · GIFT: 7.4 mg

Seed mass max13 mg

Seed mass min1.8 mg

Life cycle & reproduction4

Dispersal typeunspecialized

Life formbulbous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

05DNA & barcoding2 eDNA hits

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 Hooveria parviflora has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections2

Countries1

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Hooveria parviflora 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 = 60 n = 30

Ploidypolyploid inferred

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

2n 601×CCDB · eflora

CCDB · eflora

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 286 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 268

Museum / vouchered18

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 400 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 accuracy96% within 1 km

≤100 m 831≤1 km 60≤10 km 15>10 km 18

924 georeferenced · 344 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 268

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 accuracy63% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 4≤10 km 3

8 georeferenced · 10 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence18

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 institutions4 of 5 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record	7
Davis, US	5
Irvine, US	4
Kew, GB	1
Long Beach, US	1

5 institutions · 18 of 18 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Hooveria parviflora 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 median18.8 °C 18.8–18.8

Seasonal swing summer↔winter9.50 °C

Max temp (day)23.7 °C

Min temp (night)14.7 °C

Precipitation2.40 mm/mo

Air humidity64.3 %

Moisture balance-150 mm/mo

Vapour deficit773 Pa

Wind speed1.60 m/s

Cloud cover15.5 %

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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Hooveria parviflora

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction4

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

Physiology & chemistry1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 286 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions4 of 5 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type1 286 records