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 lanceolata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences3
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.
★matK1★rbcL2
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type2 709 records
Wild obs. + sensor2 269
Museum / vouchered440
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO5 296 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 accuracy73% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 068≤1 km 270≤10 km 121>10 km 383
1 842 georeferenced · 427 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 269
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 accuracy21% within 1 km
≤100 m 12≤1 km 32≤10 km 83>10 km 83
210 georeferenced · 230 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence440
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 institutions30 of 46 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Tampa, US
69
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
53
Chicago, US
34
Bangkok, TH
31
Miami, US
29
Philadelphia, US
23
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
21
Jackson, US
16
Mississippi State, US
14
St. Paul, US
13
Chapel Hill, US
11
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
10
US
9
Wuzhou, CN
8
Williamsburg, US
8
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
8
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
7
Saint Louis, US
7
Austin, US
6
Tuscaloosa, US
6
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
6
Norfolk, US
4
Fort Worth, US
3
Columbia, US
3
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
3
Logan, US
2
Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record
2
University of South Carolina Salkehatchielocation not on record
2
Millersville, US
2
Clemson, US
2
Bronx, US
2
Asheville, US
2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
Oklahoma State Universitylocation not on record
1
Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record
1
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
1
Denver, US
1
Durham, US
1
Northridge, US
1
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
1
Phoenix, US
1
Bloomington, US
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Knoxville, US
1
46 institutions · 430 of 440 vouchered records shown · 10 without an institution code
