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 Adiantum formosum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences4
eDNA detections2
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Adiantum formosum voucher WELT P022571 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast
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.
★rbcL4
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type4 449 records
Wild obs. + sensor3 715
Museum / vouchered633
Cultivated / captive2
Other99
Origin
Native101
Introduced1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO9 392 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 accuracy96% within 1 km
≤100 m 3 146≤1 km 219≤10 km 114>10 km 32
3 511 georeferenced · 204 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor3 715
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 accuracy37% within 1 km
≤100 m 62≤1 km 104≤10 km 230>10 km 57
453 georeferenced · 180 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence633
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
>10 km 1
1 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living2
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 institutions25 of 33 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Mount Annan, AU
103
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
102
Canberra, AU
88
Brisbane, AU
86
Wellington, NZ
77
Armidale, AU
31
Christchurch, NZ
22
Adelaide, AU
19
Palmerston North, NZ
12
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record
9
Parkville, AU
9
Wollongong, AU
9
Smithfield, AU
8
Hobart, AU
6
LDlocation not on record
5
Batemans Bay, AU
5
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record
5
Chicago, US
5
Wuzhou, CN
3
Auckland, NZ
2
St. Paul, US
2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
2
HAWlocation not on record
2
Chapel Hill, US
2
Palmerston, AU
2
Honolulu, US
1
Burlington, US
1
Riverside, US
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Rotorua, NZ
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
1
Fort Worth, US
1
33 institutions · 624 of 633 vouchered records shown · 8 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Adiantum formosum 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 found2
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median5.70 °C 5.70–5.70
Seasonal swing summer↔winter12.3 °C
Max temp (day)9.20 °C
Min temp (night)1.40 °C
Precipitation130 mm/mo
Air humidity62.6 %
Moisture balance54.3 mm/mo
Vapour deficit357 Pa
Wind speed5.90 m/s
Cloud cover38.9 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
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.
