⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Woodinessnon-woody
05DNA & barcoding2 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 Castilleja affinis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences1
eDNA detections1
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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plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCastilleja affinis 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 = 72 n = 36
Ploidypolyploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 721×CCDB · book-fedorov
CCDB · book-fedorov — Heckard (D. n. 1958)
n 243×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Chuang, T. I. & L. R. Heckard. 1993. Chromosome numbers of neotropical Castilleja (Scrophulariaceae: tribe Pediculareae) and their taxonomic implications. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80: 974–986.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — HECKARD, L.R. 1968. Chromosome numbers and polyploidy in Castilleja (Scrophulariaceae). Brittonia 20: 212-226.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — HECKARD, L. R., S. W. Ingram & T. i. Chuang. 1991. Status and distribution of Castilleja mollis (Scrophulariaceae). Madroño 38: 141–142.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — HECKARD, L.R. 1968. Chromosome numbers and polyploidy in Castilleja (Scrophulariaceae). Brittonia 20: 212-226.
CCDB · Cave1958 — Heckard 1958
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 accuracy91% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 081≤1 km 351≤10 km 143>10 km 99
2 674 georeferenced · 739 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor3 413
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 accuracy61% within 1 km
≤100 m 62≤1 km 374≤10 km 258>10 km 18
712 georeferenced · 387 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 099
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 60 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Santa Barbara, US
226
Claremont, US
158
Riverside, US
80
San Luis Obispo, US
75
Angwin, US
53
Arcata, US
48
San Diego, US
46
CASlocation not on record
43
Los Angeles, US
39
Davis, US
32
WTUlocation not on record
29
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
25
Turlock, US
24
Irvine, US
17
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
13
Bloomington, US
12
Santa Cruz, US
11
San Jose, US
11
Long Beach, US
11
EL PASO, US
8
San Francisco, US
8
US
7
Phoenix, US
7
Pullman, US
7
Austin, US
7
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
7
Northridge, US
5
Wuzhou, CN
4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
4
Chapel Hill, US
4
Saint Louis, US
4
Mexico City, MX
3
Mexico City, MX
3
Austin, US
3
ASUlocation not on record
3
Cambridge, US
3
Moscow, US
3
Flagstaff, US
3
Logan, US
2
Catalina Island Conservancylocation not on record
2
Bronx, US
2
Ensenada, MX
2
Mexico City, MX
1
Corvallis, US
1
Durango, MX
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Durango, US
1
KNFHClocation not on record
1
San Angelo, US
1
Tampa, US
1
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record
1
Pomona Collegelocation not on record
1
Lincoln, US
1
La Paz, MX
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
1
Albuquerque, US
1
Davenport, US
1
60 institutions · 1 072 of 1 099 vouchered records shown · 27 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Castilleja affinis 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 found1
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Coastal Sage Scrub and disturbed areas with …
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 median16.8 °C 16.8–16.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter10.2 °C
Max temp (day)22.1 °C
Min temp (night)12.2 °C
Precipitation5.80 mm/mo
Air humidity61.9 %
Moisture balance-134 mm/mo
Vapour deficit729 Pa
Wind speed1.50 m/s
Cloud cover25.9 %
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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 512 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 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
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗