⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 23 m · USDA: 22.86 m · TRY: 27.01 m
Seed mass110 mg
⚠ sources differ — TRY: 110 mg · GIFT: 98.88 mg
Seed mass max111 mg
Seed mass min20.83 mg
Life cycle & reproduction27
Bloom periodEarly Spring
Coppice potentialNo
DeciduousnessY
Dispersal typewind
Flower colouryellow
Flower conspicuousNo
Fruit seed period beginSummer
Fruit seed period endFall
Growth rate USDAModerate
Life formtree
Life spanperennial
Lifespan categoryLong
Lifespan years674 years
Propagated by bare rootYes
Propagated by bulbNo
Propagated by containerYes
Propagated by cormNo
Propagated by cuttingsNo
Propagated by seedYes
Propagated by sodNo
Propagated by sprigsNo
Propagated by tubersNo
Raunkiær life formphanerophyte
Resprout abilityNo
Seed spread rateSlow
Seedling vigorMedium
Vegetative spread rateNone
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment25
Active growth periodSpring
Adapted to coarse textured soilsYes
Adapted to fine textured soilsNo
Adapted to medium textured soilsYes
Aquaticterrestrial
BloatNone
Climatetemperate
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Foliage colorGreen
Foliage porosity summerModerate
Foliage porosity winterModerate
Foliage textureMedium
Fruit colourbrown
Growth formtree
Growth form USDASingle Stem
Hedge toleranceNone
Known allelopathNo
Leaf retentionNo
Low growing grassNo
Mycorrhiza typeectomycorrhizal
Root depth min30 in
Shape and orientationErect
Small grainNo
Woodinesswoody
Physiology & chemistry19
Anaerobic toleranceNone
C:N ratioHigh
Caco3 toleranceNone
Cold stratification requiredYes
Drought toleranceHigh
Fertility requirementLow
Fire resistantNo
Fire toleranceLow
Frost free days min200 days
Moisture useLow
Nitrogen fixation levelNone
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
Precipitation max40 in
Precipitation min12 in
Salinity toleranceNone
Shade toleranceHigh
Soil pH max7 pH
Soil pH min5 pH
Temperature min-13 °F
Uses & economy14
Berry nut seed productNo
Christmas tree productNo
Commercial availabilityRoutinely Available
Fodder productNo
Fuelwood productMedium
Lumber productNo
Naval store productNo
Nursery stock productYes
Palatable humanNo
Post productNo
Pulpwood productNo
Seeds per pound4 140 per lb
ToxicityNone
Veneer productNo
Other traits7
Fall conspicuousNo
Fruit seed abundanceMedium
Fruit seed conspicuousYes
Fruit seed persistenceNo
Height at 20yr7.32 m
Planting density max1 200 per acre
Planting density min300 per acre
05DNA & barcoding2 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 Pseudotsuga macrocarpa has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences4
eDNA detections1
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.
★COI-5P★rbcL3★rbcLa★ITS1
animal barcodeplant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPseudotsuga macrocarpa 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 = 24 n = 12
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 241×CCDB · eflora
CCDB · eflora
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy91% within 1 km
≤100 m 905≤1 km 165≤10 km 58>10 km 42
1 170 georeferenced · 308 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 478
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 12≤1 km 95≤10 km 80>10 km 8
195 georeferenced · 340 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence535
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 institutions36 of 48 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
University of Arizona, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Researchlocation not on record
159
Claremont, US
62
Riverside, US
43
San Diego, US
43
Santa Barbara, US
31
US
21
San Luis Obispo, US
20
Irvine, US
12
Los Angeles, US
11
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
8
Long Beach, US
8
Fullerton, US
7
Mexico City, MX
7
Davis, US
6
Arcata, US
6
Kew, GB
5
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
5
Bronx, US
5
CASlocation not on record
5
Karlsruhe, DE
3
BAYLUlocation not on record
3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
3
Saint Louis, US
3
Flagstaff, US
2
San Bernardino, US
2
Ashland, US
2
GAlocation not on record
2
Cambridge, US
2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
2
San Jose, US
2
Fort Worth, US
2
Montréal, CA
1
San Francisco, US
1
Christchurch, NZ
1
Rotorua, NZ
1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
1
San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
1
Santa Cruz, US
1
Phoenix, US
1
Bloomington, US
1
Northridge, US
1
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Minia, EG
1
EL PASO, US
1
Vitoria, ES
1
Tampa, US
1
48 institutions · 509 of 535 vouchered records shown · 26 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Pseudotsuga macrocarpa 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 found1
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Quercus agrifolia, Ceanothus leucodermis, Ce…
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 median19.4 °C 19.4–19.4
Seasonal swing summer↔winter16.8 °C
Max temp (day)27.8 °C
Min temp (night)11.8 °C
Precipitation7.30 mm/mo
Air humidity50.5 %
Moisture balance-188 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,121 Pa
Wind speed4.30 m/s
Cloud cover28.0 %
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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 013 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 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
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗