Sphaeralcea laxa — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Sphaeralcea

At a glance

Occurrence records747

Data sources8

Biological traits5

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Sphaeralcea laxa's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility747 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources5 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF747 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 10

01Narrative

Sphaeralcea laxa, with the common name caliche globemallow, is a desert plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae).

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment3

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Growth formSubshrub, Forb/herb

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Sphaeralcea laxa has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Sphaeralcea laxa 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 = 10 n = 5

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

n 51×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Ward, D. E. 1983. In: IOPB chromosome number reports LXXX. Taxon 32: 510–511.

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 type747 records

Wild obs. + sensor536

Museum / vouchered211

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 404 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 accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 333≤1 km 42≤10 km 31>10 km 18

424 georeferenced · 112 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor536

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 accuracy56% within 1 km

≤100 m 15≤1 km 24≤10 km 28>10 km 3

70 georeferenced · 141 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence211

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 institutions20 of 27 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
ASUlocation not on record	80
Phoenix, US	21
Riverside, US	20
Flagstaff, US	20
Bronx, US	13
Claremont, US	9
EL PASO, US	6
Albuquerque, US	6
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record	5
Mexico City, MX	4
Emporia, US	3
San Diego, US	3
Austin, US	3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
Mexico City, MX	2
Wuzhou, CN	2
Pullman, US	1
Bangkok, TH	1
Hermosillo, MX	1
Angwin, US	1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
Moscow, US	1
Lubbock, US	1
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciencelocation not on record	1
USFSlocation not on record	1
Santa Barbara, US	1

27 institutions · 210 of 211 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code