Ulex minor
Roth · speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Ulex minor's data was compiled from.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility36 712 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics11 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
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Ulex minor, l’Ajonc nain ou Petit ajonc, est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Fabaceae. C'est un arbrisseau vivace, hermaphrodite, très épineux, prostré à dressé, dont les tiges peuvent atteindre environ 1 m. Il est fréquent sur silice dans les landes humides et lieux incultes particulièrement dans l'ouest et le centre de la France ; rare ailleurs. Il est parfois appelé Ajonc de lande, Bruyère jaune ou Petit landin.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology10
Life cycle & reproduction11
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment7
Physiology & chemistry2
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Ulex minor across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds28 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-Thermopsine | present | LOTUS | |
| (-)-Maackiain | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,2R,9R,10S)-7,15-diazatetracyclo[7.7.1.02,7.010,15]heptadecan-6-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,15R,16R,18S)-15,16-dihydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-10-one | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,9R)-11-methyl-7,11-diazatricyclo[7.3.1.02,7]trideca-2,4-dien-6-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,9R)-6-oxo-7,11-diazatricyclo[7.3.1.02,7]trideca-2,4-diene-11-carbaldehyde | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,9R,10S)-7,15-diazatetracyclo[7.7.1.02,7.010,15]heptadec-2-en-6-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1S,5R)-1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexahydro-1,5-methano-8H-pyrido(1,2-a)(1,5)diazocin-8-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1S,9R)-11-acetyl-7,11-diazatricyclo[7.3.1.02,7]trideca-2,4-dien-6-one | present | LOTUS | |
| (1S,9R)-11-but-3-enyl-7,11-diazatricyclo[7.3.1.02,7]trideca-2,4-dien-6-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 Ulex minor 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 Ulex minor 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 3224×GoaT · DTOL Flowering Plants Estimates Kew · CCDB · brit-fl · CCDB · iber-fl +7
2n 641×CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants
n 164×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
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 type36 712 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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions24 of 44 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| ISAlocation not on record | 42 |
| Santiago de Compostela, ES | 39 |
| MAlocation not on record | 39 |
| Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisienlocation not on record | 19 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 17 |
| South Kensington, GB | 16 |
| Badajoz, ES | 8 |
| Salamanca, ES | 7 |
| València, ES | 7 |
| Vitoria, ES | 5 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 5 |
| LDlocation not on record | 5 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 4 |
| Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record | 4 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 3 |
| UGentlocation not on record | 3 |
| National Museum Waleslocation not on record | 3 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 3 |
| BClocation not on record | 3 |
| Coimbra, PT | 3 |
| Bourges, FR | 3 |
| Paris, FR | 2 |
| Pamplona, ES | 2 |
| Madrid, ES | 2 |
| Auckland, NZ | 2 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 2 |
| San Sebastián, ES | 1 |
| Sevilla, ES | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| BSBIlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tilburg, NL | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record | 1 |
| Wellington, NZ | 1 |
| Olocation not on record | 1 |
| Alicante, ES | 1 |
| Jaén, ES | 1 |
| Hobart, AU | 1 |
| Porrentruy, CH | 1 |
| Banyoles, ES | 1 |
| PRClocation not on record | 1 |
| Barcelona, ES | 1 |
| Phyletisches Museum Jenalocation not on record | 1 |
| Hitchin Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Granada, ES | 1 |
Where the DNA of Ulex minor 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.