Calochortus simulans

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Calochortus

At a glance

Occurrence records230

Data sources6

Biological traits11

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Calochortus simulans's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility230 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources11 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF230 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 14

01Narrative

Calochortus simulans is a California species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name San Luis Obispo mariposa lily, not to be confused with the San Luis mariposa lily C. obispoensis.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology1

Seed mass2.36 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formbulbous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 simulans has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Calochortus simulans 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.

Chromosomes2n = 14 n = 7

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 141×CCDB · eflora

CCDB · eflora

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.996 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type230 records

Wild obs. + sensor166

Museum / vouchered64

Origin

Native2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO688 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 accuracy1% within 1 km

≤1 km 1>10 km 165

166 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor166

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 accuracy62% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 17≤10 km 11

29 georeferenced · 35 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence64

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 institutions7 of 8 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
San Luis Obispo, US	32
Ashland, US	11
Claremont, US	7
Santa Barbara, US	7
Northridge, US	2
Davis, US	1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	1
Madison, US	1

8 institutions · 62 of 64 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

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