Antennaria umbrinella is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names umber pussytoes and brown pussytoes. It is native to southwestern Canada (Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia) and the western United States as far south as Colorado, Coconino County in Arizona, and Tulare County in California).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapCalflora taxon report, University of California, Antennaria umbrinella Rydb. brown pussytoes, umbrinella pussytoes It grows in a variety of habitats at a variety of elevations, from lowland sagebrush steppe to subalpine meadows. Antennaria umbrinella is a perennial herb growing erect stems to a maximum height around 16 centimeters from a woody base with spreading stolons. The base is covered in woolly leaves each one to two centimeters long and lance-shaped to spoon-shaped. Each inflorescence holds several flower heads with fuzzy phyllaries which are whitish to brown in color. The plant is dioecious, with males and females producing different flower types in the heads. The fruit is an achene with a hard body 2 millimeters long and a long pappus of hairs up to 5 millimeters long.Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 408 Umber or brown or brown-bracted pussytoes, Antennaria umbrinella RydbergRydberg, Per Axel 1897. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 24(6): 302–303
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 Antennaria umbrinella has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens21
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections12
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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.
★matK6★rbcL1★rbcLa★ITS3★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex
The complete instruction manualAntennaria umbrinella 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.
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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 563×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Chinnappa, C. C. 1984. Triploidy in the genus Antennaria (Asteraceae: Inuleae). Canad. J. Genet. Cytol. 26: 133–136.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Chmielewski, J. G. & C. C. Chinnappa. 1990. The genus Antennaria (Asteraceae: Inuleae) in Arctic North America: chromosome numbers and taxonomic notes. Rhodora 92: 264–276.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Chinnappa, C. C. 1986. Chromosome numbers in Antennaria (Asteraceae: Inuleae) from western North America. Canad. J. Genet. Cytol. 28: 468–475.
2n 842×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · TreeOfSex · plant
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Chinnappa, C. C. 1986. Chromosome numbers in Antennaria (Asteraceae: Inuleae) from western North America. Canad. J. Genet. Cytol. 28: 468–475.
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 559≤1 km 53≤10 km 13>10 km 10
635 georeferenced · 166 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor801
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 accuracy61% within 1 km
≤100 m 85≤1 km 268≤10 km 208>10 km 19
580 georeferenced · 646 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 226
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤1 km 1
1 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 institutions56 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, US
146
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
95
Missoula, US
88
WTUlocation not on record
81
Vancouver, CA
74
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
66
Pullman, US
64
Bronx, US
55
Victoria, CA
44
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
44
Logan, US
30
Corvallis, US
30
Boise, US
29
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
26
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
22
Bozeman, US
19
Denver, US
19
Caldwell, US
18
Flagstaff, US
18
Davis, US
17
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
17
Pocatello, US
16
Provo, US
15
Wuzhou, CN
15
Claremont, US
12
Albuquerque, US
11
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
9
Riverside, US
7
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
7
Henderson, US
6
CASlocation not on record
6
Bloomington, US
6
Pittsburg, US
5
Saint Louis, US
5
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
5
Durango, US
4
Phoenix, US
4
Orem, US
4
Madison, US
4
ASUlocation not on record
4
Bangkok, TH
4
San Luis Obispo, US
3
Québec, CA
3
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
3
AUAlocation not on record
3
Santa Barbara, US
3
US
3
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
2
Stockholm, SE
2
San Diego, US
2
Tempe, US
2
University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record
2
Université Lavallocation not on record
2
Angwin, US
2
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
2
Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record
2
EL PASO, US
2
Whitehorse, CA
2
Chadron, US
2
Montréal, CA
1
Portland, US
1
Royal Ontario Museum, Green Plant Herbarium (TRT)location not on record
1
INFlocation not on record
1
US
1
Toronto, CA
1
Tuscaloosa, US
1
San Angelo, US
1
Emporia, US
1
Royal Alberta Museumlocation not on record
1
San Jose, US
1
Beijing, CN
1
Northridge, US
1
Cheney, US
1
New Brunswick, US
1
Arcata, US
1
Bend, US
1
Philadelphia, US
1
Ashland, US
1
IPA/SPlocation not on record
1
79 institutions · 1 213 of 1 226 vouchered records shown · 13 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 DNA12 detections
Where the DNA of Antennaria umbrinella 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 found12
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 12 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
In lodgepole pine forest.Dry alpine tundra slopes.Dry calcareous summit.Rocky hillsides.In pine forest.Aspen belt; higher canyon sides in sagebrush.
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 median8.70 °C 7.20–14.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter24.1 °C
Max temp (day)12.1 °C 10.9–20.4
Min temp (night)3.70 °C 2.50–8.10
Precipitation64.3 mm/mo 35.1–132
Air humidity60.8 % 50.0–63.1
Moisture balance-8.90 mm/mo -89.4–32.1
Vapour deficit417 Pa 388–817
Wind speed4.50 m/s 2.40–5.20
Cloud cover41.9 % 35.5–47.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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.
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 028 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI12 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics21 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗