Taraxia ovata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Taraxia

At a glance

Occurrence records6 455

Data sources9

Biological traits11

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections1

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Taraxia ovata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 455 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 & measurements2 literature sources11 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF6 455 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 14

01Narrative

Sun cup Primrose closeup Taraxia ovata is a species of wildflower native to California and Oregon known by the common name goldeneggs or sun cup.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass0.306 mg

Seed mass max0.306 mg

Seed mass min0.306 mg

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

05DNA & barcoding1 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 Taraxia ovata has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections1

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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.

★ITS

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Taraxia ovata 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 = 14 n = 7

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records14–142n range14median14mode2records

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

2n 142×CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · book-fedorov — Johansen 1929b,

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

n 71×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — RAVEN, P.H. 1969. A revision of the genus Camissonia (Onagraceae). Contrib. U.S. Nat. Herb. 37(5): 161-396.

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 type6 455 records

Wild obs. + sensor6 294

Museum / vouchered161

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 812 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 4 188≤1 km 590≤10 km 253>10 km 138

5 169 georeferenced · 1 125 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor6 294

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 8≤1 km 46≤10 km 44

98 georeferenced · 63 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence161

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 institutions13 of 18 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Santa Cruz, US	21
Davis, US	15
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	15
Santa Barbara, US	10
Riverside, US	8
San Luis Obispo, US	7
San Diego, US	5
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	4
CASlocation not on record	3
Wuzhou, CN	3
WTUlocation not on record	3
US	3
Bloomington, US	3
Northridge, US	2
Claremont, US	1
Arcata, US	1
Provo, US	1

18 institutions · 110 of 161 vouchered records shown · 51 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Taraxia ovata 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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Taraxia ovata

At a glance

Sources9 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction1

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment5

Physiology & chemistry1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type6 455 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions13 of 18 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type6 455 records