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 Asclepias amplexicaulis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences6
Countries1
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.
★matK3★rbcL3
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type4 715 records
Wild obs. + sensor3 570
Museum / vouchered1 144
Other1
Origin
Native1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO12 612 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 accuracy71% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 848≤1 km 306≤10 km 120>10 km 761
3 035 georeferenced · 535 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor3 570
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 accuracy26% within 1 km
≤100 m 34≤1 km 169≤10 km 477>10 km 101
781 georeferenced · 363 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 144
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 institutions58 of 80 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Philadelphia, US
181
Bronx, US
70
Madison, US
69
Wuzhou, CN
69
Chicago, US
69
Chapel Hill, US
65
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
36
Bloomington, US
33
Bangkok, TH
33
Allentown, US
31
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
29
New Haven, US
29
Saint Louis, US
25
Williamsburg, US
25
Burlington, US
24
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
22
Fort Worth, US
19
Tampa, US
19
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
18
Jackson, US
15
College Park, US
14
University of New Hampshirelocation not on record
14
Ann Arbor, US
13
Columbia, US
11
Knoxville, US
10
Mississippi State, US
10
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
10
Clemson, US
9
Lincoln, US
9
Austin, US
7
Little Rock, US
7
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
7
Tuscaloosa, US
7
Dekalb, US
6
Miami, US
5
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
5
US
5
University of Wisconsinlocation not on record
5
Davenport, US
4
AUAlocation not on record
4
GAlocation not on record
4
US
3
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
3
Pullman, US
3
Durango, MX
2
San Angelo, US
2
Logan, US
2
Staten Island, US
2
Pittsburg, US
2
Fayetteville, US
2
GB
2
Kingston, US
2
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
2
Millersville, US
2
Audubon Society -- Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuarylocation not on record
2
Waverly, US
1
Jefferson City, US
1
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
1
Northridge, US
1
Norfolk, US
1
Dover, US
1
Oklahoma State Universitylocation not on record
1
Philadelphia, US
1
University of Wisconsinlocation not on record
1
Springfield, US
1
Kirksville, US
1
Denver, US
1
Durham, US
1
Fairfax, US
1
Asheville, US
1
Edmonton, CA
1
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Emporia, US
1
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
Chicago, US
1
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record
1
Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record
1
Russellville, US
1
80 institutions · 1 103 of 1 144 vouchered records shown · 41 without an institution code
