Pulicaria dysenterica
(L.) Bernh. · speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Pulicaria dysenterica's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation12 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility234 970 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics20 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
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Pulicaria dysenterica, the common fleabane, or, in North America, meadow false fleabane, is a species of fleabane in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and western Asia where it grows in a variety of habitats ranging from semi-arid Mediterranean woodlands to wetter situations. Pulicaria dysenterica is perennial and can form dense clusters of plants, spreading by its roots. It flowers at its maximum height of about 60 cm. Leaves are alternately arranged and clasp the stem, which itself contains a salty-astringent liquid. The yellow inflorescences are typically composed of a prominent centre of 40–100 disc florets surrounded by 20–30 narrow, pistillate ray florets. When setting seed the flower heads reflex. Common fleabane is the main food plant for the Fleabane Tortoise Beetle (Cassida murraea), and for four micromoths, Apodia bifractella, Ptocheuusa paupella, Dusky Plume (Oidaematophorus lithodactyla) and Digitivalva pulicariae. Fleabane's common name comes from its former use as an incense to drive away insects. Other past uses include treatments for dysentery and unspecified ocular maladies.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology14
Life cycle & reproduction14
Diet & foraging2
Habitat & environment11
Physiology & chemistry4
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Pulicaria dysenterica across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds96 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-Caryophyllene | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,4R,9R)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-11,11-dimethyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undecan-3-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,4R,9R,11R)-4,11-bis(hydroxymethyl)-11-methyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undecan-3-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,4S,5S,9R,11S)-11-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxy-4-(methoxymethyl)-11-methyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undecan-3-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,4Z,9R)-4-(methoxymethyl)-11,11-dimethyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-en-3-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,4Z,9R,11S)-4,11-bis(hydroxymethyl)-11-methyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-en-3-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,5R,9R)-5-methoxy-11,11-dimethyl-4,8-dimethylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undecan-3-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,5R,9R,11R)-5-hydroxy-11-(hydroxymethyl)-11-methyl-4,8-dimethylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undecan-3-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,5R,9R,11S)-5-hydroxy-11-(hydroxymethyl)-11-methyl-4,8-dimethylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undecan-3-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,5S,9R)-5-methoxy-11,11-dimethyl-4,8-dimethylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undecan-3-one | present | LOTUS |
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 Pulicaria dysenterica 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 Pulicaria dysenterica 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 1838×GoaT · DTOL Flowering Plants Estimates Kew · GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ita-fl +10
2n 2018×CCDB · ita-fl · CCDB · slov-fl · CCDB · iber-fl +7
n 101×CCDB · ita-fl
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
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.
Record type234 970 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 institutions65 of 127 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 556 |
| Berlin, DE | 138 |
| LDlocation not on record | 121 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 97 |
| València, ES | 88 |
| Salzburg, AT | 86 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 76 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 66 |
| BFLlocation not on record | 56 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 46 |
| Vitoria, ES | 46 |
| MAlocation not on record | 39 |
| Barcelona, ES | 37 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 33 |
| South Kensington, GB | 32 |
| Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record | 31 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 31 |
| BClocation not on record | 29 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 28 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 26 |
| Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswaldlocation not on record | 25 |
| Pamplona, ES | 24 |
| No collectionlocation not on record | 23 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 22 |
| San Sebastián, ES | 20 |
| Granada, ES | 20 |
| Bern, CH | 19 |
| Wlocation not on record | 18 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 18 |
| Córdoba, ES | 17 |
| Phyletisches Museum Jenalocation not on record | 17 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 17 |
| LfUlocation not on record | 15 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 15 |
| Salamanca, ES | 14 |
| Dresden, DE | 13 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 11 |
| Frauenfeld, CH | 11 |
| Görlitz, DE | 10 |
| Alicante, ES | 10 |
| Zürich, CH | 10 |
| Zürich, CH | 9 |
| PRClocation not on record | 9 |
| Jaén, ES | 9 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 8 |
| Pamplona, ES | 8 |
| Mlocation not on record | 8 |
| ISAlocation not on record | 7 |
| DASSHlocation not on record | 7 |
| Paris, FR | 7 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 7 |
| Bourges, FR | 7 |
| SZUlocation not on record | 6 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 6 |
| Xiamen, CN | 5 |
| Kew, GB | 5 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 5 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 5 |
| Winterthur, CH | 5 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Centerlocation not on record | 4 |
| Auckland, NZ | 4 |
| Tilburg, NL | 4 |
| Porrentruy, CH | 3 |
| Madrid, ES | 3 |
| Brussel, BE | 3 |
| Nijmegen, NL | 3 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 3 |
| Sevilla, ES | 3 |
| Banyoles, ES | 3 |
| H-AkrKGlocation not on record | 3 |
| BSBIlocation not on record | 3 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 3 |
| Glarus, CH | 3 |
| Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 3 |
| EEZA-CSIClocation not on record | 2 |
| Uppsala, SE | 2 |
| National Museum Waleslocation not on record | 2 |
| Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record | 2 |
| Sion, CH | 2 |
| JBSlocation not on record | 2 |
| Wellington, NZ | 2 |
| Coimbra, PT | 2 |
| Badajoz, ES | 2 |
| Monastir, TN | 2 |
| Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record | 2 |
| Museo della Bonifica di San Donà di Piavelocation not on record | 2 |
| Rotorua, NZ | 2 |
| Salvador, BR | 1 |
| Stockholm, SE | 1 |
| Hazara Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Corrientes, AR | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 1 |
| Saint Louis, US | 1 |
| H-Hohlalocation not on record | 1 |
| München, DE | 1 |
| Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsinlocation not on record | 1 |
| Lausanne, CH | 1 |
| Olocation not on record | 1 |
| Sant Julià de Lòria, AD | 1 |
| CASlocation not on record | 1 |
| IPA/SPlocation not on record | 1 |
| CBDClocation not on record | 1 |
| Namur, BE | 1 |
| BGBMlocation not on record | 1 |
| IPE-CSIClocation not on record | 1 |
| FLADlocation not on record | 1 |
| Sede di Via Giorgio La Pira del Museo di Storia naturale di Firenze | Via Giorgio La Pira headquarter of the Natural History Museum in Florencelocation not on record | 1 |
| Gijón, ES | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| San Francisco, US | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record | 1 |
| Musee National d'histoire Naturelle Luxembourglocation not on record | 1 |
| UIBlocation not on record | 1 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 1 |
| Québec, CA | 1 |
| Rishon Le Zion, IL | 1 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| Göteborg, SE | 1 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 1 |
| Oswego, US | 1 |
| ULBF-AGRlocation not on record | 1 |
| Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisienlocation not on record | 1 |
| Canberra, AU | 1 |
| Palmerston North, NZ | 1 |
| Fulda, DE | 1 |
| DBF-NHMDlocation 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 Pulicaria dysenterica 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.