Description
Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed), inhabits wide swaths of eastern North America, westward to Kansas, and northward to Canada. It is well known for the milky latex exuded when injured, showy inflorescences, and pods filled with seeds tufted with fine hairs. Milkweeds produce an array of potent secondary compounds, including cardiac glycosides (specifically cardenolides). Traditionally, in both North America and Europe, the plant was used to treat respiratory infections such as pleurisy.
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Published journals
PeerJ
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Publish date
2019.09
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Sequence Method
Illumina
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Assembly
ASM201828v1
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Assembly Method
Platanus v. 1.2.1; SCUBAT v. 2015-12-17
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Genome Size
236.77 Mb
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Genome Coverage
80.4x
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Scaffolds
221855
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Contigs
268318
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N50
1505
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GC%
36.9
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Bioproject
PRJNA210776
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GCA Number
GCA_002018285.1
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Data
https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/all/GCA/002/018/285/GCA_002018285.1_ASM201828v1/
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Reference url
Reference
Weitemier K, Straub SCK, Fishbein M, Bailey CD, Cronn RC, Liston A. 2019. A draft genome and transcriptome of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) as resources for evolutionary, ecological, and molecular studies in milkweeds and Apocynaceae. PeerJ 7:e7649 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7649