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 Alchemilla micans has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens27
Marker genes5
eDNA detections14
Countries7
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.
★matK★rbcL★rbcLa★ITS1★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualAlchemilla micans 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
Genome size1 779 960 000 bp
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).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Alchemilla micans1.78 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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.
Ploidydiploid inferred
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy70% within 1 km
≤100 m 6 804≤1 km 2 057≤10 km 3 684>10 km 134
12 679 georeferenced · 990 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor13 669
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 accuracy57% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 598≤1 km 1 315≤10 km 1 110>10 km 1 101
5 124 georeferenced · 2 134 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence7 258
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 institutions31 of 79 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1 008
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
873
Olocation not on record
805
Helsinki, FI
776
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
605
Tartu, EE
492
LDlocation not on record
471
Uppsala, SE
330
Oulu, FI
276
Kuopio, FI
248
DBF-NHMDlocation not on record
177
Oskarshamn, SE
114
Trondheim, NO
104
BFLlocation not on record
104
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
100
KMNlocation not on record
85
Görlitz, DE
71
Mlocation not on record
56
Bergen, NO
48
BRNUlocation not on record
45
Tallinn, EE
33
TROMlocation not on record
31
Turku, FI
29
No collectionlocation not on record
18
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
17
Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical Universitylocation not on record
16
NMBU:MINAlocation not on record
15
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
14
Frankfurt am Main
12
Salzburg, AT
11
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswaldlocation not on record
9
Paris, FR
9
Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record
8
PrivatHerblocation not on record
7
Jyväskylä, FI
6
Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowielocation not on record
6
GJOlocation not on record
6
Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record
5
Philadelphia, US
5
South Kensington, GB
4
Stockholm, SE
4
Tromso University Museumlocation not on record
4
Fulda, DE
4
Prioksko-Terrasnyi Biosphere Reservelocation not on record
4
Karlsruhe, DE
3
Xiamen, CN
3
NoColllocation not on record
3
MeiseBGlocation not on record
3
H-AkrKGlocation not on record
3
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
3
Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museumlocation not on record
3
Dresden, DE
3
National Museum Waleslocation not on record
2
WTUlocation not on record
2
Bern, CH
2
Zürich, CH
1
Wlocation not on record
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Moscow University Herbarium (MW)location not on record
1
Zürich, CH
1
H-Dueringlocation not on record
1
inatura Erlebnis Naturschau GmbHlocation not on record
1
Metsähallituslocation not on record
1
nbflocation not on record
1
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record
1
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
Canadian Museum of Nature, National Herbarium of Canadalocation not on record
1
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record
1
Fribourg, CH
1
Porrentruy, CH
1
The State Museum-Preserve "The Kulikovo pole"location not on record
1
Bourges, FR
1
Ivano-Frankove, UA
1
PRClocation not on record
1
GZUlocation not on record
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Porvoo, FI
1
BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record
1
79 institutions · 7 119 of 7 258 vouchered records shown · 131 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA14 detections
Where the DNA of Alchemilla micans 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 found14
Studies independent surveys1
Countries7
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 14 detections have coordinates
Open the map7 countries0
rocky edge of creekKingsey creek edge; gravelly terraincultivated from wild source
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 median12.5 °C 11.6–14.4
Seasonal swing summer↔winter22.9 °C
Max temp (day)14.7 °C 13.7–18.2
Min temp (night)8.20 °C 8.00–10.2
Precipitation83.5 mm/mo 53.4–117
Air humidity60.2 % 58.7–63.0
Moisture balance-17.5 mm/mo -69.9–18.5
Vapour deficit573 Pa 506–678
Wind speed3.10 m/s 2.30–5.80
Cloud cover50.8 % 37.4–68.5
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 11 detection points · 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility21 074 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI14 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics27 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗