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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements3 literature sources16 traits
Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS18 compounds
Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 008 records
Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT1.2 Gbp
01Narrative
Solidago spathulata, the coast goldenrod or dune goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Pacific Coastal regions of the United States, in the states of Oregon and California.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapCalflora taxon report, University of California, Solidago spathulata DC., Dune goldenrod Solidago spathulata is perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall with a branching underground caudex. One plant can produce as many as 100 small yellow flower heads in a branching array. The species grows on coastal sand dunes and on hillsides overlooking the Pacific.Flora of North America, Solidago spathulata de Candolle 1836. Coast goldenrod
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Solidago spathulata 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 Solidago spathulata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT
The complete instruction manualSolidago spathulata 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 size1 222 500 000 bp
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 Solidago spathulata1.22 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.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Ringius, G. S. & J. C. Semple. 1987. Cytogeography of the Solidago spathulata--glutinosa complex (Compositae: Astereae). Canad. J. Bot. 65: 2458–2462.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — BEAUDRY, J.R. 1969. Etudes sur les Solidago L. IX. Une liste de nombres chromosomiques des taxons du genre Solidago et de certains genres voisins. Naturaliste Canad. 96: 103-114.
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 378≤1 km 54≤10 km 20>10 km 23
475 georeferenced · 119 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor594
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 accuracy43% within 1 km
≤100 m 16≤1 km 119≤10 km 162>10 km 15
312 georeferenced · 102 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence414
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 institutions40 of 55 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 Alberta Museumslocation not on record
86
Arcata, US
28
Victoria, CA
28
Claremont, US
24
Corvallis, US
20
San Luis Obispo, US
17
San Diego, US
12
Santa Barbara, US
11
Moscow, US
10
Philadelphia, US
9
Davis, US
8
Madison, US
8
Chicago, US
8
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
7
Bronx, US
6
WTUlocation not on record
6
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
6
CASlocation not on record
5
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
5
Flagstaff, US
5
US
4
San Francisco, US
4
Los Angeles, US
4
Santa Cruz, US
3
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
3
Angwin, US
3
EL PASO, US
3
Cheney, US
3
Portland, US
3
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
2
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
2
Riverside, US
2
Bozeman, US
2
Logan, US
2
San Jose, US
2
Québec, CA
1
Turlock, US
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Provo, US
1
Missoula, US
1
Fort Bragg, US
1
WINlocation not on record
1
Dekalb, US
1
University of Wisconsinlocation not on record
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
Montréal, CA
1
USFSlocation not on record
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
Bangkok, TH
1
Durango, US
1
Grand Junction, US
1
Columbia, US
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Bloomington, US
1
Washington, US
1
55 institutions · 371 of 414 vouchered records shown · 43 without an institution code
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 008 records↗
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↗