Hylotelephium telephium
(L.) H.Ohba · speciesAt a glance
Sources11 archives
Databases and archives Hylotelephium telephium's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation11 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility70 717 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics19 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
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.
Inflorescence of subsp. maximum Hylotelephium telephium (synonym Sedum telephium), known as orpine, livelong, frog's-stomach, harping Johnny, life-everlasting, live-forever, midsummer-men, Orphan John and witch's moneybags, is a succulent perennial groundcover of the family Crassulaceae native to Eurasia. The flowers are held in dense heads and can be reddish or yellowish-white. A number of cultivars, often with purplish leaves, are grown in gardens as well as hybrids between this species and the related Hylotelephium spectabile (iceplant), especially the popular 'Herbstfreude' ('Autumn Joy'). Occasionally garden plants may escape and naturalise as has happened in parts of North America.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology9
Life cycle & reproduction13
Diet & foraging2
Habitat & environment9
Physiology & chemistry5
Other traits2
Compounds documented for Hylotelephium telephium across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds26 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2R)-4-methyl-2-[(3S,4S)-4-methyl-5-oxooxolan-3-yl]-2H-furan-5-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (2S)-4-methyl-2-[(3S,4S)-4-methyl-5-oxooxolan-3-yl]-2H-furan-5-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (alphaS,2S)-1-Methyl-alpha-phenyl-2-piperidineethanol | present | LOTUS | |
| (E)-Resveratrol 3-(6''-Galloyl)-O-Beta-D-Glucopyranoside | present | NPASS | |
| (E)-Resveratrol 3-glucoside | present | NPASS | |
| 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 5,7-dihydroxy- | present | NPASS | |
| 3,3',4'5-Tetrahydroxystilbene | present | NPASS | |
| [(2R,3R)-8-[(2R,3S,4S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-4-yl]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | present | NPASS | |
| [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[3-hydroxy-5-[(E)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]phenoxy]oxan-2-yl]methyl 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoate | present | NPASS | |
| [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[3-[(E)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-5-hydroxyphenoxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | present | NPASS |
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 Hylotelephium telephium 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 Hylotelephium telephium 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 241×GoaT · DTOL Flowering Plants Estimates Kew
2n 261×GoaT · DTOL Flowering Plants Estimates Kew
Record type70 717 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 institutions56 of 101 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 335 |
| Helsinki, FI | 218 |
| Oulu, FI | 54 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 54 |
| Olocation not on record | 47 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 46 |
| Kuopio, FI | 41 |
| Saint John, CA | 34 |
| BFLlocation not on record | 27 |
| Trondheim, NO | 26 |
| Turku, FI | 23 |
| Durham, US | 23 |
| St. Paul, US | 20 |
| Salzburg, AT | 19 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 17 |
| Bergen, NO | 17 |
| KMNlocation not on record | 14 |
| Porvoo, FI | 14 |
| Burlington, US | 12 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 10 |
| Mlocation not on record | 9 |
| Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical Universitylocation not on record | 8 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 8 |
| Chicago, US | 8 |
| MAlocation not on record | 8 |
| South Kensington, GB | 8 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 7 |
| BClocation not on record | 7 |
| LDlocation not on record | 7 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 6 |
| TUR-Alocation not on record | 6 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 5 |
| Bloomington, US | 5 |
| IWEP FEB RASlocation not on record | 5 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 5 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 5 |
| The Tula Region State Institution of Culture "Tula Museum Association"location not on record | 5 |
| Montréal, CA | 4 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 4 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 4 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 4 |
| Berlin, DE | 4 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Görlitz, DE | 3 |
| Hudson, US | 3 |
| San Sebastián, ES | 3 |
| Denver, US | 3 |
| Madison, US | 3 |
| Finnish Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 3 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Vancouver, CA | 2 |
| Green Bay, US | 2 |
| Auckland, NZ | 2 |
| Pullman, US | 2 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 2 |
| Bronx, US | 2 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 2 |
| Wlocation not on record | 2 |
| BSBIlocation not on record | 2 |
| Millersville, US | 2 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Emporia, US | 2 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Centerlocation not on record | 2 |
| Rovaniemi, FI | 2 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 2 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Inner Mongolia Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Göteborg, SE | 1 |
| Trois-Rivières, CA | 1 |
| Tampa, US | 1 |
| Kew, GB | 1 |
| Granada, ES | 1 |
| National Museum Waleslocation not on record | 1 |
| Bourges, FR | 1 |
| Pamplona, ES | 1 |
| Pittsburg, US | 1 |
| Tilburg, NL | 1 |
| Dekalb, US | 1 |
| University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Wisconsinlocation not on record | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| nbflocation not on record | 1 |
| IPE-CSIClocation not on record | 1 |
| Madrid, ES | 1 |
| Flagstaff, US | 1 |
| Institute of the biological problems of the North FEB RASlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tula State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Asheville, US | 1 |
| Tuscaloosa, US | 1 |
| New Haven, US | 1 |
| Orem, US | 1 |
| GZUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Toronto, CA | 1 |
| Bangkok, TH | 1 |
| Oswego, US | 1 |
| DULlocation not on record | 1 |
| H-Schuhwlocation not on record | 1 |
| PrivatHerblocation not on record | 1 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 1 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record | 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 Hylotelephium telephium 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.