Pediocactus sileri — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Cactaceae/Pediocactus

At a glance

Occurrence records89

Data sources8

Biological traits9

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Pediocactus sileri's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility89 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources9 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF89 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 22

01Narrative

Pediocactus sileri is a rare species of cactus known by the common names Siler's pincushion cactus and gypsum cactus (or gypsum plains cactus). It is native to southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona in the United States. It is limited to a specific type of soil, individuals are often spaced far apart, and the species is threatened by a number of human activities such as off-road vehicle use, poaching, and uranium mining. This is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formsucculent subshrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Pediocactus sileri has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Pediocactus sileri 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 = 22 n = 11

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

n 111×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74

CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — PINKAVA, D.J., M.G. MCLEOD, L.A. MCGILL, & R.C. BROWN. 1973. Chromosome numbers in some cacti of western North America-II. Brittonia 25: 2-9.

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type89 records

Wild obs. + sensor87

Museum / vouchered2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO328 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 accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 87

87 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor87

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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 1

2 georeferenced

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2

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 institutions1 of 2 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Wuzhou, CN	1
ASUlocation not on record	1

2 institutions · 2 of 2 vouchered records shown