Chasmanthium latifolium
(Michx.) H.O.Yates · speciesAt a glance
Sources12 archives
Databases and archives Chasmanthium latifolium's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility21 652 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI10 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Chasmanthium latifolium, known as northern wood-oats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a species of grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsylvania and Michigan,Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families where it is a threatened species. The species was previously classified as Uniola latifolia (André Michaux).
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology5
Life cycle & reproduction25
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment24
Physiology & chemistry22
Uses & economy15
Other traits6
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 Chasmanthium latifolium has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Chasmanthium latifolium 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
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.
2n 4810×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · iapt · CCDB · book-ipcn66 +3
2n 241×CCDB · book-fedorov
n 241×CCDB · book-ipcn66
tetraploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type21 652 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions91 of 134 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Wuzhou, CN | 134 |
| Bronx, US | 127 |
| Fort Worth, US | 119 |
| Saint Louis, US | 99 |
| Bloomington, US | 79 |
| Austin, US | 74 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 58 |
| Bangkok, TH | 51 |
| Emporia, US | 47 |
| Jackson, US | 45 |
| Tuscaloosa, US | 38 |
| Williamsburg, US | 37 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 36 |
| Pittsburg, US | 30 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 30 |
| Millersville, US | 27 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 25 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 23 |
| Texas Lutheran Universitylocation not on record | 23 |
| GAlocation not on record | 22 |
| Tampa, US | 18 |
| College Park, US | 18 |
| US | 16 |
| Fayetteville, US | 16 |
| Columbia, US | 15 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 14 |
| San Angelo, US | 12 |
| Henderson State Universitylocation not on record | 11 |
| Clemson, US | 11 |
| GB | 11 |
| Tennessee Technological Universitylocation not on record | 11 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 10 |
| Auckland, NZ | 10 |
| EL PASO, US | 10 |
| Little Rock, US | 9 |
| Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record | 9 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record | 9 |
| Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record | 9 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 9 |
| University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record | 9 |
| Riverside, US | 9 |
| Flagstaff, US | 9 |
| Knoxville, US | 8 |
| Morgantown, US | 7 |
| Denton, US | 7 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 7 |
| Logan, US | 6 |
| Richmond, US | 6 |
| Fairfax, US | 5 |
| Mississippi State, US | 5 |
| Dekalb, US | 5 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 5 |
| Mexico City, MX | 5 |
| Burlington, US | 5 |
| DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record | 5 |
| Denver, US | 5 |
| Bend, US | 4 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 4 |
| Miami, US | 4 |
| Torreón, MX | 4 |
| Edmonton, CA | 4 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Tempe, US | 3 |
| Albuquerque, US | 3 |
| Odawara, JP | 3 |
| Minia, EG | 3 |
| Chadron, US | 3 |
| Asheville, US | 3 |
| Springfield, US | 3 |
| DOI/NPS, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Traillocation not on record | 3 |
| Dover, US | 3 |
| Beijing, CN | 3 |
| Claremont, US | 3 |
| Lubbock, US | 3 |
| Dresden, DE | 3 |
| San Isidro, AR | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 2 |
| LINUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Durango, MX | 2 |
| Sagamihara, JP | 2 |
| Conway, US | 2 |
| Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record | 2 |
| Phoenix, US | 2 |
| China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| University of South Carolina Salkehatchielocation not on record | 2 |
| Kirksville, US | 2 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 2 |
| Boise, US | 2 |
| Northridge, US | 2 |
| Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record | 2 |
| Jefferson City, US | 2 |
| Johnson City, US | 2 |
| Orto botanico dell'Università degli Studi di Catanialocation not on record | 2 |
| Provo, US | 2 |
| Lincoln, US | 2 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 2 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 2 |
| Conway, US | 2 |
| Wlocation not on record | 2 |
| New Haven, US | 1 |
| Bogotá, D.C., CO | 1 |
| Bureau of Land Management, Medford District Officelocation not on record | 1 |
| Hobart, AU | 1 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| Texas A&M Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Nagano City, JP | 1 |
| Tomioka, JP | 1 |
| Meguro Parasitological Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Audubon Society -- Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuarylocation not on record | 1 |
| James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record | 1 |
| Cambridge, US | 1 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 1 |
| Moscow, US | 1 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 1 |
| Norfolk, US | 1 |
| Podgorica, ME | 1 |
| Davis, US | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 1 |
| University of Central Missourilocation not on record | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 1 |
| TSMITHlocation not on record | 1 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego, US | 1 |
| Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 1 |
| Grand Junction, US | 1 |
| Durham, US | 1 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 1 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 1 |
| Canberra, AU | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
Where the DNA of Chasmanthium latifolium 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.