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 nivea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
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.
★rbcL3
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type365 records
Wild obs. + sensor206
Museum / vouchered159
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 036 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 accuracy91% within 1 km
≤100 m 122≤1 km 28≤10 km 8>10 km 6
164 georeferenced · 42 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor206
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
≤1 km 7≤10 km 9>10 km 17
33 georeferenced · 126 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence159
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 institutions20 of 28 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bronx, US
41
Saint Louis, US
28
Chicago, US
18
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
18
Tampa, US
11
Montréal, CA
5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
3
EL PASO, US
3
Wellington, NZ
2
Philadelphia, US
2
Plocation not on record
1
Kew, GB
1
Altos de Pipe, VE
1
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record
1
Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record
1
Berlin, DE
1
Mexico City, MX
1
CASlocation not on record
1
Fredericksburg, US
1
Miami, US
1
US
1
Frankfurt am Main
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
Pullman, US
1
Mérida, MX
1
Bloomington, US
1
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record
1
Austin, US
1
28 institutions · 149 of 159 vouchered records shown · 10 without an institution code
