Hydrophyllum tenuipes

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginales/Hydrophyllaceae/Hydrophyllum

At a glance

Occurrence records4 549

Data sources11

Biological traits12

DNA specimens5

eDNA detections3

Sources11 archives

Databases and archives Hydrophyllum tenuipes's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 549 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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 & measurements3 literature sources12 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS12 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF4 549 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries3 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD5 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Hydrophyllum tenuipes, the Pacific waterleaf, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to North America. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to northern California.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass8.08 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 8.08 mg · GIFT: 7.5 mg

Seed mass max7.5 mg

Seed mass min7.5 mg

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

03Chemical composition12 compounds

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

Compound class profile4 classes

Simple coumarins5

Flavonols4

Cinnamic acids and derivatives2

Anthocyanidins1

Documented compounds12 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
6-methoxy-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydrochromen-2-one	present	LOTUS
Aesculetin	present	LOTUS
coumarin	present	LOTUS
Delphinidin 3,5-diglucoside	present	LOTUS
Esculin	present	LOTUS
Kaempferol	present	LOTUS
Myricetin	present	LOTUS
Quercetin	present	LOTUS
Quercitrin	present	LOTUS
Scopolin	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding5 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 Hydrophyllum tenuipes has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens5

Marker genes3

eDNA detections3

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.

★rbcLa★ITS★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Hydrophyllum tenuipes 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 = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records18–182n range18median18mode2records

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

2n 182×CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Cave, Constance 1942

CCDB · book-fedorov — Constance 1963

n 91×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Beckmann, R. L. 1979. Biosystematics of the genus Hydrophyllum L. (Hydrophyllaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 66: 1053–1061.

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type4 549 records

Wild obs. + sensor4 218

Museum / vouchered328

Cultivated / captive3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 900 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 accuracy89% within 1 km

≤100 m 2 612≤1 km 523≤10 km 233>10 km 136

3 504 georeferenced · 714 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4 218

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 accuracy55% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 104≤10 km 78>10 km 14

206 georeferenced · 122 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence328

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 3

3 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living3

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 institutions32 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
Corvallis, US	76
WTUlocation not on record	60
Pullman, US	56
Portland, US	25
Victoria, CA	25
Arcata, US	8
Portland, US	8
Tacoma, US	6
Moscow, US	6
Ashland, US	5
Bend, US	3
Bronx, US	3
Cheney, US	3
Angwin, US	2
Wuzhou, CN	2
University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record	2
Vancouver, CA	2
HJAEFlocation not on record	2
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	2
US	2
Flagstaff, US	1
Riverside, US	1
Dekalb, US	1
Henderson, US	1
Claremont, US	1
Davis, US	1
Philadelphia, US	1
San Jose, US	1
Tampa, US	1
Portland, US	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
Pocatello, US	1
Minia, EG	1
Boise, US	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
AUAlocation not on record	1
St. Paul, US	1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	1
Oskarshamn, SE	1
Santa Barbara, US	1

40 institutions · 318 of 328 vouchered records shown · 10 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 DNA3 detections

Where the DNA of Hydrophyllum tenuipes 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 found3

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 3 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

Co-dominant with stinging nettle and lady fe…

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 median13.5 °C 13.5–13.5

Seasonal swing summer↔winter16.0 °C

Max temp (day)18.7 °C

Min temp (night)8.20 °C

Precipitation112 mm/mo

Air humidity58.6 %

Moisture balance2.40 mm/mo

Vapour deficit641 Pa

Wind speed2.20 m/s

Cloud cover39.7 %

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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Hydrophyllum tenuipes

At a glance

Sources11 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction1

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

Physiology & chemistry1

Compound class profile4 classes

Documented compounds12 total

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type4 549 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions32 of 40 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type4 549 records