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 miniata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens29
Marker genes7
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections15
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.
★matK6★rbcL3★rbcLa★trnL-F★ITS1★ITS2trnH-psbA
plant barcodefungal barcodemarker
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCastilleja miniata 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.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Chambers, K. L., D. Green, S. Potampa & L. McMahan. 1998. IOPB chromosome data 13. Newslett. Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. (Oslo) 29: 18–22.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — HECKARD, L.R. 1968. Chromosome numbers and polyploidy in Castilleja (Scrophulariaceae). Brittonia 20: 212-226.
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — 48
CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — POJAR, J. 1973. Levels of polyploidy in four vegetation types of southwestern British Columbia. Canad. J. Bot. 51: 621-628. I
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy87% within 1 km
≤100 m 4 635≤1 km 933≤10 km 513>10 km 304
6 385 georeferenced · 1 885 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor8 270
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 accuracy45% within 1 km
≤100 m 77≤1 km 335≤10 km 469>10 km 33
914 georeferenced · 1 048 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 962
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
≤10 km 1
1 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 institutions36 of 56 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
450
Victoria, CA
345
Missoula, US
161
Claremont, US
146
Angwin, US
122
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
107
Albuquerque, US
101
Flagstaff, US
95
Riverside, US
93
Vancouver, CA
77
ASUlocation not on record
58
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
31
Logan, US
23
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
22
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
22
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
18
EL PASO, US
7
Grand Junction, US
6
Whitehorse, CA
6
Denver, US
4
Santa Barbara, US
4
Moscow, US
4
Université Lavallocation not on record
4
US
3
Mexico City, MX
3
San Luis Obispo, US
2
University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record
2
STUlocation not on record
2
Tempe, US
2
Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record
2
Madison, US
2
Austin, US
2
University of Victorialocation not on record
2
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
2
Royal Ontario Museum, Green Plant Herbarium (TRT)location not on record
2
Santa Cruz, US
2
Chicago, US
1
Philadelphia, US
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Chadron, US
1
Barcelona, ES
1
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciencelocation not on record
1
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
Québec, CA
1
Cambridge, US
1
Research Collection of Jonathan Farrlocation not on record
1
Phoenix, US
1
Toronto, CA
1
Montréal, CA
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
Ensenada, MX
1
Yellowstone National Park Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Jurica-Suchy Nature Museumlocation not on record
1
Bronx, US
1
Calabar, NG
1
56 institutions · 1 954 of 1 962 vouchered records shown · 8 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA15 detections
Where the DNA of Castilleja miniata 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 found15
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 15 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
Old burn area, partial lodgepole, partial me…In peaty soil among fernsClearing in woods.Graminoid meadow behind motel, cleared and d…Meadow in pine forest with Carex spp., poten…Dry clay by edge of woods and roadside.
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 median12.4 °C 11.8–17.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.7 °C
Max temp (day)19.1 °C 14.7–23.1
Min temp (night)8.50 °C 4.80–12.9
Precipitation83.0 mm/mo 57.4–158
Air humidity59.0 % 45.9–66.2
Moisture balance-10.7 mm/mo -75.5–43.4
Vapour deficit700 Pa 482–832
Wind speed3.30 m/s 2.00–5.30
Cloud cover38.7 % 25.7–44.2
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 11 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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility10 233 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI15 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics29 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