Astragalus missouriensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Missouri milkvetch. It is native to central North America, where it is common and widespread.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry1
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
05DNA & barcoding5 specimens
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 Astragalus missouriensis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens5
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences9
eDNA detections3
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.
★matK1★rbcL5★rbcLa★ITS3★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualAstragalus missouriensis 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 222×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · Cave1957
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Love, A. & D. Love. 1982. In: A Löve (ed.), IOPB chromosome number reports LXXV. Taxon 31(2): 344–360.
CCDB · Cave1957 — Ledingha m
n 111×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Spellenberg, R. 1981. Chromosome numbers and their cytotaxonomic significance for North American Astragalus (Fabaceae). Taxon 25: 463–472.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy88% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 229≤1 km 215≤10 km 98>10 km 91
1 633 georeferenced · 403 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 036
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 accuracy37% within 1 km
≤100 m 29≤1 km 164≤10 km 293>10 km 40
526 georeferenced · 293 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence819
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 institutions45 of 65 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bozeman, US
84
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
79
Chadron, US
72
Spearfish, US
60
Lubbock, US
58
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
53
Albuquerque, US
51
Missoula, US
40
Denver, US
34
Claremont, US
29
Fort Worth, US
28
Lincoln, US
17
Emporia, US
14
ASUlocation not on record
13
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
13
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
12
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
12
Flagstaff, US
10
Bronx, US
10
Victoria, CA
7
Bangkok, TH
6
EL PASO, US
6
Brookings, US
6
Université Lavallocation not on record
6
Durango, US
6
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
6
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
5
Riverside, US
5
WINlocation not on record
4
Saint Louis, US
4
Grand Junction, US
4
Denton, US
4
Phoenix, US
3
Moscow, US
3
US
3
Provo, US
3
Chapel Hill, US
3
BAYLUlocation not on record
3
LDlocation not on record
2
Dekalb, US
2
Logan, US
2
USFS/BHSClocation not on record
2
Bloomington, US
2
Pittsburg, US
2
Burlington, US
2
Beijing, CN
2
St. Paul, US
2
Edmonton, CA
1
Toronto, CA
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Davenport, US
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Royal Ontario Museum, Green Plant Herbarium (TRT)location not on record
1
Pullman, US
1
WTUlocation not on record
1
Cslocation not on record
1
Fredericksburg, US
1
Dresden, DE
1
Tempe, US
1
Paris, FR
1
Taipei, TW
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
San Angelo, US
1
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
1
65 institutions · 812 of 819 vouchered records shown · 7 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Astragalus missouriensis 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 found3
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Prairie.River valley.Salicetum, depression entre les dunes.
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 median10.7 °C 10.7–10.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter33.4 °C
Max temp (day)17.2 °C
Min temp (night)4.70 °C
Precipitation48.2 mm/mo
Air humidity54.1 %
Moisture balance-69.7 mm/mo
Vapour deficit591 Pa
Wind speed4.30 m/s
Cloud cover44.2 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 855 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗