Alophia drummondii, commonly called propeller flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to the North and South America, where it ranges from the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma southward into Mexico. There is also an apparent disjunct population in Paraguay. Its natural habitat is in sandy soils of open prairies and woodlands, often growing around partially shaded forest edges. Alophia drummondii is an herbaceous perennial with a bulbous base. Its leaves are linear-lanceolate and folded along the midrib. Each plant produces a few flowers, which only last a single day. Its tepals are dark purple with a yellow and reddish-brown base. It typically blooms from May to July.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Alophia drummondii has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences4
eDNA detections1
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Alophia drummondii isolate R3150 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
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.
★matK1★rbcL2★ITS1trnH-psbA
plant barcodefungal barcodemarker
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualAlophia drummondii 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 size≈1 751 172 414 bp assembly estimate
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 Alophia drummondii1.75 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.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Goldblatt, P. & M. Takei. 1997. Chromosome cytology of Iridaceae---patterns of variation, determination of ancestral base numbers, and modes of karyotype change. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 84: 285–304.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — MOLSEED, E. 1970. The genus Tigridia (Iridaceael of Mexico and Central America. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 54: 1-127.
CCDB · eflora
CCDB · book-fedorov — Lewis W. H., Oliver 1961b
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
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.
Assembly levelScaffold
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 506 records
Wild obs. + sensor1 154
Museum / vouchered352
Origin
Native57
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO3 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 accuracy78% within 1 km
≤100 m 571≤1 km 147≤10 km 58>10 km 140
916 georeferenced · 238 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 154
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 accuracy48% within 1 km
≤100 m 37≤1 km 17≤10 km 49>10 km 10
113 georeferenced · 239 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence352
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 institutions32 of 59 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Austin, US
53
Bronx, US
30
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record
28
Fort Worth, US
22
UNIVASFlocation not on record
20
Mexico City, MX
13
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Franciscolocation not on record
12
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
11
Durango, MX
10
Salvador, BR
10
BAYLUlocation not on record
9
Ann Arbor, US
8
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
8
Wuzhou, CN
8
Texas Lutheran Universitylocation not on record
8
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
8
Chapel Hill, US
7
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record
7
EL PASO, US
5
US
5
UFBAlocation not on record
5
Saint Louis, US
4
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV
3
Feira de Santana, BR
3
Bangkok, TH
3
Madison, US
3
UnBlocation not on record
3
JBRJlocation not on record
3
CEPLAClocation not on record
2
Fortaleza, BR
2
Jackson, US
2
Mississippi State, US
2
Burlington, US
2
UEMAlocation not on record
2
Anton de Kom University of Surinamelocation not on record
2
UNICAMPlocation not on record
2
San Luis Potosí, MX
1
UFPIlocation not on record
1
Teresina, BR
1
UFPRlocation not on record
1
Paris, FR
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Riverside, US
1
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
1
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record
1
Cruz das Almas, BR
1
Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Ciudad de México, MX
1
San Angelo, US
1
Lubbock, US
1
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
1
Bloomington, US
1
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record
1
Berlin, DE
1
Kew, GB
1
UFRPElocation not on record
1
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
1
59 institutions · 348 of 352 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Alophia drummondii 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 found1
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 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 median28.5 °C 28.5–28.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter17.8 °C
Max temp (day)33.6 °C
Min temp (night)24.1 °C
Precipitation67.0 mm/mo
Air humidity59.5 %
Moisture balance-132 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,579 Pa
Wind speed3.50 m/s
Cloud cover22.8 %
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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 506 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗