Castilleja septentrionalis is a species of Indian paintbrush known by several different common names, including pale painted cup (in New Hampshire and Vermont), northern painted cup (in Maine), pale Indian paintbrush (in Michigan), and Labrador Indian paintbrush. The scientific name "Castilleja pallida (L.) Spreng. var. septentrionalis (Lindl.) Gray" has also been used in the past to describe this species. According to the White Mountain National Forest botanist Chris Mattrick, "The stunning beauty of the inflorescence stands out in sharp contrast to the green and gray background of the alpine habitats in New England and elicits many complimentary remarks from the passerby."
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Castilleja septentrionalis 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 septentrionalis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens13
Marker genes4
eDNA detections7
Countries1
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.
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plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCastilleja septentrionalis 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.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy85% within 1 km
≤100 m 695≤1 km 130≤10 km 61>10 km 79
965 georeferenced · 296 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 261
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 accuracy44% within 1 km
≤100 m 45≤1 km 102≤10 km 134>10 km 56
337 georeferenced · 552 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence889
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 institutions49 of 71 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
123
Québec, CA
103
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
80
Wuzhou, CN
70
Université Lavallocation not on record
60
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
40
WTUlocation not on record
31
Burlington, US
29
Pullman, US
29
Toronto, CA
28
Montréal, CA
25
Denver, US
22
Durango, US
22
Philadelphia, US
21
Victoria, CA
17
Montréal, CA
15
Moscow, US
13
Tampa, US
11
Pocatello, US
10
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
9
Vancouver, CA
9
Corvallis, US
8
Saint John, CA
8
University of New Hampshirelocation not on record
7
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
6
Flagstaff, US
5
Memorial University of Newfoundlandlocation not on record
5
Pittsburg, US
5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
4
Spearfish, US
4
Bloomington, US
4
Bronx, US
3
Santa Barbara, US
3
Trois-Rivières, CA
3
MeiseBGlocation not on record
3
Albuquerque, US
3
Riverside, US
2
Chadron, US
2
Provo, US
2
Bozeman, US
2
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Whitehorse, CA
2
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
2
Saint Louis, US
2
Logan, US
2
Bangkok, TH
2
Claremont, US
1
Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record
1
Columbia, US
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
McGill Universitylocation not on record
1
Long Beach, US
1
Northridge, US
1
Students On Ice Foundationlocation not on record
1
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Henderson, US
1
Edinburgh, GB
1
Durham, US
1
Caldwell, US
1
Boise, US
1
Paris, FR
1
Royal Ontario Museum, Green Plant Herbarium (TRT)location not on record
1
Uppsala, SE
1
Grand Junction, US
1
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
1
Ypsilanti, US
1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
1
Calvin Collegelocation not on record
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Dekalb, US
1
71 institutions · 884 of 889 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA7 detections
Where the DNA of Castilleja septentrionalis 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 found7
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 7 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Damp grassland.
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 median15.2 °C 11.7–17.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter34.8 °C
Max temp (day)21.4 °C 15.2–23.8
Min temp (night)10.9 °C 7.40–12.4
Precipitation106 mm/mo 77.8–173
Air humidity59.2 % 54.3–61.9
Moisture balance-10.0 mm/mo -62.5–67.0
Vapour deficit708 Pa 524–911
Wind speed3.30 m/s 2.30–5.60
Cloud cover51.2 % 39.2–55.2
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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 Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 150 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics13 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗