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 Carex leporinella has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens12
Marker genes7
GenBank sequences5
eDNA detections8
Countries1
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.
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06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCarex leporinella 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 = 82 n = 41
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 821×CCDB · iapt
CCDB · iapt — IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 28
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type318 records
Wild obs. + sensor7
Museum / vouchered311
Origin
Native5
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO952 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 accuracy100% within 1 km
≤100 m 4≤1 km 1
5 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor7
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 accuracy72% within 1 km
≤100 m 20≤1 km 91≤10 km 39>10 km 4
154 georeferenced · 157 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence311
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 institutions32 of 52 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Moscow, US
34
Missoula, US
33
Corvallis, US
26
Bronx, US
21
WTUlocation not on record
18
CASlocation not on record
15
Davis, US
13
Pullman, US
11
Arcata, US
9
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
8
Orem, US
6
Boise, US
6
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
6
Provo, US
6
Claremont, US
6
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
5
Logan, US
5
Ann Arbor, US
5
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
4
Angwin, US
3
Madison, US
3
San Diego, US
3
Pittsburg, US
3
Bend, US
2
Ashland, US
2
Northridge, US
2
Riverside, US
2
HJAEFlocation not on record
2
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
2
San Angelo, US
2
cslocation not on record
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Yellowstone National Park Herbariumlocation not on record
2
Flagstaff, US
2
Caldwell, US
2
Pocatello, US
2
Phoenix, US
2
Xiamen, CN
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
KNFYlocation not on record
1
Henderson, US
1
Albuquerque, US
1
Denver, US
1
Saint Louis, US
1
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
University of Washingtonlocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
Truckee, US
1
INFlocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Mount Rainier National Parklocation not on record
1
52 institutions · 292 of 311 vouchered records shown · 19 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA8 detections
Where the DNA of Carex leporinella 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 found8
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 8 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Talus slopeRocky on slope with Lupine, Geum, Eriogonum,…
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 median14.6 °C 12.8–17.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter24.5 °C
Max temp (day)21.8 °C 20.1–25.5
Min temp (night)7.80 °C 5.50–10.9
Precipitation61.5 mm/mo 24.9–77.3
Air humidity46.2 % 46.0–49.7
Moisture balance-77.6 mm/mo -110–-77.6
Vapour deficit895 Pa 809–1,012
Wind speed2.10 m/s 1.80–4.80
Cloud cover24.3 % 23.6–27.2
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 3 detection points · 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 Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility318 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI8 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics12 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗