Clarkia speciosa

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Clarkia

At a glance

Occurrence records121

Data sources4

Biological traits14

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Clarkia speciosa's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility121 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page3 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

Traits & measurements3 literature sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF121 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Seed mass0.192 mg

Seed mass max0.197 mg

Seed mass min0.189 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formannual

Life spanannual

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 Clarkia speciosa has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Clarkia speciosa 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 = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records18–182n range18median18mode3records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 183×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Bloom, W. L. 1974. Origin of reciprocal translocations and their effect in Clarkia speciosa. Chromosoma 49: 61–76.

CCDB · book-fedorov — Hakansson 1941, Hiorth 1941 .

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — 1953

n 91×CCDB · Cave1962

CCDB · Cave1962 — Kurabayashi et al. 1962

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.907 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type121 records

Wild obs. + sensor56

Museum / vouchered65

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO348 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 34≤1 km 2≤10 km 2>10 km 3

41 georeferenced · 15 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor56

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 1≤1 km 14≤10 km 16>10 km 2

33 georeferenced · 32 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence65

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 institutions13 of 18 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
San Luis Obispo, US	21
Riverside, US	17
Davis, US	8
San Bernardino, US	2
US	2
Los Angeles, US	2
Santa Cruz, US	2
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record	1
EL PASO, US	1
Turlock, US	1
CASlocation not on record	1
Arcata, US	1
Claremont, US	1
Irvine, US	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
ASUlocation not on record	1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record	1
San Diego, US	1

18 institutions · 65 of 65 vouchered records shown

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