Castilleja occidentalis is a member of the genus Castilleja (paintbrush), commonly referred to as western Indian paintbrush. Like other members, it is a hemi-parasite.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Castilleja occidentalis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 occidentalis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes4
GenBank sequences3
eDNA detections2
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Castilleja occidentalis voucher 82227HIM 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
Marker genes sequenced
★ 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.
★rbcL1★rbcLa★ITS2★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCastilleja occidentalis 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 = 24 n = 12
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 241×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — NA
n 121×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — NA
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 accuracy89% within 1 km
≤100 m 711≤1 km 125≤10 km 58>10 km 50
944 georeferenced · 291 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 235
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 accuracy56% within 1 km
≤100 m 74≤1 km 177≤10 km 186>10 km 8
445 georeferenced · 325 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence770
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 institutions34 of 54 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
95
Denver, US
92
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
86
Bronx, US
69
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
66
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
48
Durango, US
44
WTUlocation not on record
38
Albuquerque, US
33
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
30
Victoria, CA
20
Vancouver, CA
17
Missoula, US
13
Moscow, US
12
Wuzhou, CN
8
Flagstaff, US
7
Chapel Hill, US
6
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
6
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
5
Provo, US
5
Riverside, US
5
Logan, US
4
Tampa, US
4
Saint Louis, US
3
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
3
ASUlocation not on record
3
Orem, US
3
Tempe, US
3
BAYLUlocation not on record
2
EL PASO, US
2
CASlocation not on record
2
San Francisco, US
2
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
2
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciencelocation not on record
2
Pullman, US
2
Boise, US
2
Pocatello, US
2
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Cslocation not on record
1
University of Wisconsinlocation not on record
1
Burlington, US
1
Dekalb, US
1
US
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
Pittsburg, US
1
PRClocation not on record
1
Bangkok, TH
1
Millersville, US
1
GB
1
Bozeman, US
1
Angwin, US
1
Grand Junction, US
1
Bloomington, US
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
54 institutions · 763 of 770 vouchered records shown · 7 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Castilleja occidentalis 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 found2
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median14.0 °C 14.0–14.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter24.1 °C
Max temp (day)21.0 °C
Min temp (night)7.60 °C
Precipitation69.4 mm/mo
Air humidity56.3 %
Moisture balance-57.8 mm/mo
Vapour deficit701 Pa
Wind speed2.20 m/s
Cloud cover34.3 %
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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 005 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗