Sonchus capillaris

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus

At a glance

Occurrence records39

Data sources8

Biological traits24

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections1

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Sonchus capillaris's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility39 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources24 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS8 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF39 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Sonchus capillaris is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands. Sonchus capillaris 97C35.jpg|Flowers

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology6

Fruit length max5 mm

Leaf length max200 mm

Leaf length min80 mm

Plant height0.8 m

Plant height max2 m

Plant height min1 m

Life cycle & reproduction9

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Flower colouryellow

Flower length max4 mm

Flower width max9 mm

Flower width min7 mm

Flowering endNov

Flowering startSep

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years6 years

Habitat & environment8

Climatesubtropical

Elevation max700 m

Elevation min200 m

Fruit colouryellow

Fruit typeachene

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · TRY: e N

Leaf formelliptic

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Inflorescenceraceme

03Chemical composition8 compounds

Compounds documented for Sonchus capillaris across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile3 classes

Flavones4

Guaiane sesquiterpenoids2

Simple coumarins2

Documented compounds8 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(3S,4S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-7-yl]oxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
6,8-Dihydroxy-6-methyl-3,9-dimethylidene-3a,4,5,6a,7,8,9a,9b-octahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2-one	present	LOTUS
Aesculetin	present	LOTUS
Apiumetrin	present	LOTUS
Deacylcynaropicrin	present	LOTUS
Luteolin 7-glucoside	present	LOTUS
Luteolin 7-glucuronide	present	LOTUS
Scopoletin	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding1 eDNA hits

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 Sonchus capillaris has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections1

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Sonchus capillaris 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 = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records18–182n range18median18mode2records

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

2n 182×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · kew

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Suda, J., T. Kyncl & V. Jarolímová. 2005. Genome size variation in Macaronesian angiosperms: forty percent of the Canarian endemic flora completed. Pl. Syst. Evol. 252: 215–238.

CCDB · kew — Suda J, Kyncl T, Jarolimova V. 2005. Genome size variation in Macaronesian angiosperms: forty percent of the Canarian endemic flora completed. Plant Systematics and Evolution 252: 215-238.

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type39 records

Wild obs. + sensor31

Museum / vouchered7

Cultivated / captive1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO112 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 accuracy92% within 1 km

≤100 m 20≤1 km 2≤10 km 2

24 georeferenced · 7 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor31

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 accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 7 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence7

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

Open the mapnot free-living1

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 institutions2 of 6 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	2
BRNUlocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Montréal, CA	1
Uppsala, SE	1
LDlocation not on record	1

6 institutions · 7 of 7 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Sonchus capillaris 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

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 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.

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