Carex raynoldsii is a species of sedge known by the common name Raynolds' sedge. It is native to western North America and grows in alpine to subalpine meadows.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 raynoldsii has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens25
Marker genes7
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections14
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.
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08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 032 records
Wild obs. + sensor189
Museum / vouchered842
Fossil1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO2 872 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 accuracy94% within 1 km
≤100 m 123≤1 km 14≤10 km 4>10 km 4
145 georeferenced · 44 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor189
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 accuracy65% within 1 km
≤100 m 34≤1 km 266≤10 km 141>10 km 20
461 georeferenced · 381 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence842
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 institutions54 of 76 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
WTUlocation not on record
85
Bronx, US
54
Moscow, US
51
Corvallis, US
50
Missoula, US
42
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
35
Bozeman, US
35
Pullman, US
33
Victoria, CA
28
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
25
Chicago, US
25
Denver, US
20
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
19
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
19
Caldwell, US
16
Davis, US
16
Boise, US
15
Claremont, US
14
Pocatello, US
13
Provo, US
11
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
11
Logan, US
9
Wuzhou, CN
9
San Angelo, US
8
CASlocation not on record
8
Riverside, US
8
Flagstaff, US
7
Ann Arbor, US
7
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
6
Vancouver, CA
6
Angwin, US
6
Jackson, US
6
Ashland, US
6
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
5
Grand Junction, US
5
Yellowstone National Park Herbariumlocation not on record
4
Chadron, US
4
Pittsburg, US
4
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
4
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
4
Phoenix, US
4
Bend, US
4
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
3
San Jose, US
3
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
3
EL PASO, US
3
Arcata, US
3
San Diego, US
2
Santa Barbara, US
2
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
2
Karlsruhe, DE
2
US
2
US
2
Albuquerque, US
2
Henderson, US
2
Northridge, US
2
Orem, US
2
Dover, US
2
Auckland, NZ
2
San Luis Obispo, US
2
Bangkok, TH
2
Saint Louis, US
1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
1
Portland, US
1
Delaware State University, Claude E. Phillips Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Wellington, NZ
1
University of British Columbialocation not on record
1
Durango, US
1
Bloomington, US
1
Honolulu, US
1
Bureau of Land Management, Medford District Officelocation not on record
1
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
1
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
1
Whitehorse, CA
1
Mississippi State, US
1
76 institutions · 799 of 842 vouchered records shown · 43 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA14 detections
Where the DNA of Carex raynoldsii 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 found14
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 14 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
Dry slope with rock outcropsslightly downhillWet forest, Subalpine fir/Globe huckleberry-…Wet meadowWet hillside with Lupine, cerastium arvense
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 median12.5 °C 6.80–16.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.8 °C
Max temp (day)19.4 °C 13.8–24.0
Min temp (night)6.10 °C 0.7–9.50
Precipitation66.4 mm/mo 44.0–127
Air humidity49.2 % 45.9–55.1
Moisture balance-67.8 mm/mo -108–15.1
Vapour deficit776 Pa 469–1,006
Wind speed3.10 m/s 1.60–3.70
Cloud cover25.2 % 20.6–37.7
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 8 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.
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