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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements3 literature sources10 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 828 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
Genome at a glanceCCDB · NCBI≈1.5 Gbp
01Narrative
Calochortus kennedyi is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name desert mariposa lily.Flora of North America, Calochortus kennedyi It is native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States (Arizona, southern California, southern Nevada, southern Utah and western Texas), and northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua). In California it is found in the Mojave Desert and rain shadowed eastern slopes of the Transverse Ranges.Calflora taxon report: Calochortus kennedyiJepson eFlora (TJM2): Calochortus kennedyi Species is named for plant collector William L. Kennedy.Porter, Thomas Conrad 1877. Botanical Gazette 2(4):79
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Forb/herb, Vine
Woodinessnon-woody
05DNA & barcoding2 sequences
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 Calochortus kennedyi 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
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · NCBI
The complete instruction manualCalochortus kennedyi 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size≈1 533 085 644 bp assembly estimate
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Calochortus kennedyi1.53 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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.
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy85% within 1 km
≤100 m 780≤1 km 133≤10 km 67>10 km 91
1 071 georeferenced · 370 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 441
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 accuracy58% within 1 km
≤100 m 12≤1 km 89≤10 km 68>10 km 5
174 georeferenced · 213 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence387
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 institutions31 of 41 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Claremont, US
71
ASUlocation not on record
67
Phoenix, US
47
Riverside, US
44
Santa Barbara, US
22
Pullman, US
15
Flagstaff, US
13
Bronx, US
9
San Diego, US
9
Chapel Hill, US
7
Long Beach, US
5
Northridge, US
4
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
4
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
3
Henderson, US
3
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
3
Saint Louis, US
3
USFSlocation not on record
2
US
2
Ashland, US
2
Bangkok, TH
2
Angwin, US
2
Davis, US
2
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
2
Bloomington, US
2
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
2
GB
2
Hermosillo, MX
2
Denver, US
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
San Angelo, US
1
Tampa, US
1
EL PASO, US
1
CASlocation not on record
1
Arcata, US
1
San Jose, US
1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
1
San Bernardino, US
1
Wuzhou, CN
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Madison, US
1
41 institutions · 364 of 387 vouchered records shown · 23 without an institution code
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 828 records↗
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
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗