Menodora scabra (formerly Menodora scoparia)Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed., p. 237 is broom-like shrub in the Olive Family (Oleaceae), known by the common name rough menodora or broom twinberry.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam Mackay, 2nd Ed. 2013, p. 237 It is a popular desert garden plant.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Growth form USDAMultiple Stem
Hedge toleranceMedium
Known allelopathNo
Leaf retentionNo
Low growing grassNo
Root depth min12 in
Shape and orientationErect
Small grainNo
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry20
Anaerobic toleranceNone
C:N ratioMedium
Caco3 toleranceHigh
Cold stratification requiredNo
Drought toleranceHigh
Fertility requirementLow
Fire resistantNo
Fire toleranceNone
Frost free days min260 days
Moisture useLow
Nitrogen fixation levelNone
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Precipitation max18 in
Precipitation min5 in
Protein potentialMedium
Salinity toleranceLow
Shade toleranceHigh
Soil pH max8.4 pH
Soil pH min6.6 pH
Temperature min18 °F
Uses & economy15
Berry nut seed productNo
Christmas tree productNo
Commercial availabilityContracting Only
Fodder productYes
Lumber productNo
Naval store productNo
Nursery stock productNo
Palatable browse animalHigh
Palatable graze animalHigh
Palatable humanNo
Post productNo
Pulpwood productNo
Seeds per pound107 000 per lb
ToxicityNone
Veneer productNo
Other traits7
Fall conspicuousNo
Fruit seed abundanceMedium
Fruit seed conspicuousYes
Fruit seed persistenceNo
Height at 20yr0.305 m
Planting density max4 800 per acre
Planting density min1 700 per acre
05DNA & barcoding3 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 Menodora scabra has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences1
eDNA detections2
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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★ITS1★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualMenodora scabra 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.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy84% within 1 km
≤100 m 475≤1 km 69≤10 km 43>10 km 59
646 georeferenced · 204 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor850
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 accuracy65% within 1 km
≤100 m 162≤1 km 99≤10 km 105>10 km 33
399 georeferenced · 620 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 019
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 institutions49 of 69 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
ASUlocation not on record
173
Austin, US
120
Phoenix, US
105
Flagstaff, US
91
Albuquerque, US
87
EL PASO, US
63
Riverside, US
50
Claremont, US
27
Austin, US
24
Guasave, MX
23
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
19
Mexico City, MX
18
Logan, US
15
Wuzhou, CN
14
Durango, MX
12
Denver, US
11
San Angelo, US
10
Bronx, US
9
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
9
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
8
Fort Worth, US
8
Saint Louis, US
8
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
7
Bloomington, US
7
San Diego, US
7
USFSlocation not on record
6
Henderson, US
5
San Luis Obispo, US
5
Lubbock, US
5
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
5
Hermosillo, MX
4
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
4
Santa Barbara, US
3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
3
Chapingo, MX
3
Ciudad Juárez, MX
2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
2
Durango, US
2
Angwin, US
2
Oskarshamn, SE
2
Mexico City, MX
2
La Paz, MX
2
GB
2
Pullman, US
2
CASlocation not on record
2
Tlalnepantla, MX
2
Provo, US
2
Tampa, US
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
Arcata, US
1
Bureau of Land Managementlocation not on record
1
Clemson, US
1
USONlocation not on record
1
Pocatello, US
1
MEXUlocation not on record
1
Ensenada, MX
1
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record
1
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
1
Durham, US
1
Davis, US
1
Burlington, US
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
Bangkok, TH
1
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record
1
Grand Junction, US
1
Corvallis, US
1
Boise, US
1
Los Angeles, US
1
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
1
69 institutions · 1 014 of 1 019 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Menodora scabra 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
Juniperus, Thamnosma, Yucca, Agave, Simmondsia
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 median21.4 °C 21.4–21.4
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.0 °C
Max temp (day)29.6 °C
Min temp (night)13.7 °C
Precipitation2.10 mm/mo
Air humidity43.2 %
Moisture balance-246 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,453 Pa
Wind speed10.4 m/s
Cloud cover26.1 %
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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 869 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗