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The genome sequence of White Butterbur, Petasites albus (L. Gaertn., 1791) (Asterales: Asteraceae)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We present a genome assembly of Petasites albus (White Butterbur; Streptophyta; Magnoliopsida; Asterales; Asteraceae). The assembly consists of two haplotypes with total lengths of 2,845.89 megabases and 2,738.22 megabases. Most of the haplotype 1 assembly (94.48%) was scaffolded into 30 chromosomal pseudomolecules. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial sequences have lengths of 107.61, 154.81 and 46.65 kilobases and the plastid genome assembly has a length of 150.69 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly by Ensembl identified 43,211 protein-coding genes. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.

Source: Wellcome Open Research

DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.27625.1

Authors: Markus Ruhsam, Peter M. Hollingsworth, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Genome Acquisition Lab, Plant Genome Sizing Collective, Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective

Institution: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Language: English

Topic: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,128

Funder: Wellcome Trust