Pseudostellaria heterophylla, known commonly as hai er shen (, kid ginseng, child ginseng), tai zi shen (, crown prince ginseng), and false starwort, is an adaptogen in the family Caryophyllaceae that is used in Chinese medicine and herbalism to tonify the qi and generate yin fluids. It is known as the "ginseng of the lungs". The plant is a low growing plant of the pink family that is grown in Southern China in the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, and Shanxi.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Pseudostellaria heterophylla across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Pseudostellaria heterophylla has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections3
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.
★matK3★rbcL4★ITS3★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualPseudostellaria heterophylla 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
Genome size≈2 188 784 783 bp assembly estimate
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).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Pseudostellaria heterophylla2.19 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 323×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · iapt
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Choi, K. & J. H. Pak. 1999. A natural hybrid between Pseudostellaria heterophylla and P. palibiniana (Caryophyllaceae). Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 50: 161–171.
CCDB · iapt — IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 20
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Assembly levelChromosome
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type2 142 records
Wild obs. + sensor1 562
Museum / vouchered580
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO5 084 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 accuracy58% within 1 km
≤100 m 32≤1 km 4≤10 km 9>10 km 17
62 georeferenced · 1 500 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 562
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 accuracy11% within 1 km
≤1 km 17≤10 km 131
148 georeferenced · 432 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence580
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 institutions35 of 65 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Shinshu Universitylocation not on record
76
KR
62
Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinicalocation not on record
61
National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record
40
NSMKlocation not on record
38
Nagano City, JP
35
Beijing, CN
33
Nanjing, CN
21
Korea National Arboretumlocation not on record
18
Tomioka, JP
17
Odawara, JP
13
Chengdu, CN
12
DMZ botanic gardenlocation not on record
11
Tsukuba, JP
10
Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record
8
Kyoto Universitylocation not on record
8
Anhui Normal Universitylocation not on record
8
DNSMlocation not on record
6
Nishihara, JP
5
Bando, JP
5
Guangzhou, CN
5
Herbarium of the Department of Botany, University of Tokyolocation not on record
5
Hangzhou, CN
4
Toyama, JP
4
Siouxland Heritage Museumlocation not on record
3
Elocation not on record
3
Sanda, JP
3
J.F.Oberlin Universitylocation not on record
3
Yangling, CN
3
Qufu Normal Universitylocation not on record
3
Peking Universitylocation not on record
3
SMMUlocation not on record
3
Xining, CN
3
Zhejiang Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
2
Awka, NG
2
Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record
2
Chiba, JP
2
KNAMlocation not on record
2
Chengdu, CN
2
Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukubalocation not on record
2
Zhengzhou, CN
2
Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld)location not on record
2
Guilin, CN
2
Wuhan, CN
2
SXTCMlocation not on record
2
EMTCMlocation not on record
2
Tianjin Natural History Museumlocation not on record
2
Guiyang, CN
2
Tokushima, JP
2
Berlin, DE
1
GNWPlocation not on record
1
Nanjing, CN
1
Kew, GB
1
Xian, CN
1
Chengdu, CN
1
Central China Normal Universitylocation not on record
1
KIWElocation not on record
1
Kunming, CN
1
Lanzhou, CN
1
Shanghai, CN
1
Xiamen, CN
1
Sendai, JP
1
Universidad Católica de Santa Maríalocation not on record
1
Omachi Alpine Museumlocation not on record
1
Saint Louis, US
1
65 institutions · 580 of 580 vouchered records shown
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Pseudostellaria heterophylla 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
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
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.
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 Foundation6 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 142 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype