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 michauxii has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences2
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★rbcL1
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type636 records
Wild obs. + sensor433
Museum / vouchered203
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 596 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 accuracy56% within 1 km
≤100 m 149≤1 km 32≤10 km 17>10 km 125
323 georeferenced · 110 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor433
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 accuracy28% within 1 km
≤100 m 8≤1 km 19≤10 km 38>10 km 32
97 georeferenced · 106 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence203
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 institutions27 of 39 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
25
Philadelphia, US
17
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
17
Chicago, US
15
Jackson, US
14
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
10
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
8
AUAlocation not on record
7
Tampa, US
7
Miami, US
7
Mississippi State, US
7
Tuscaloosa, US
7
Chapel Hill, US
6
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
6
Bangkok, TH
6
Bronx, US
5
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
4
Fort Worth, US
4
Columbia, US
3
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
3
San Angelo, US
2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
2
University of South Carolina Salkehatchielocation not on record
2
Denver, US
1
Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record
1
Saint Louis, US
1
Austin, US
1
Taipei, TW
1
US
1
Clemson, US
1
Madison, US
1
St. Paul, US
1
Waverly, US
1
Burlington, US
1
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Riverside, US
1
Williamsburg, US
1
Wuzhou, CN
1
39 institutions · 200 of 203 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code
