Clarkia unguiculata
Lindl. · speciesAt a glance
Sources11 archives
Databases and archives Clarkia unguiculata's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation6 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility7 829 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Clarkia unguiculata is a species of wildflower known by the common name elegant clarkia or mountain garland. This plant is endemic to California, where it is found in many woodland habitats. Specifically it is common on the forest floor of many oak woodlands, along with typical understory wildflowers that include Calochortus luteus, Cynoglossum grande and Delphinium variegatum.C. Michael Hogan. 2009. C. unguiculata presents a spindly, hairless, waxy stem not exceeding a meter in height and bears occasional narrow leaves. The showy flowers have hairy, fused sepals forming a cup beneath the corolla, and four petals each one to 2.5 centimeters long.Jepson Manual. 1993 The paddle-like petals are a shade of pink to reddish to purple and are slender and diamond-shaped or triangular. There are eight long stamens, the outer four of which have large red anthers. The stigma protrudes from the flower and can be quite large. Flowers of the genus Clarkia are primarily pollinated by specialist bees found in their native habitat Moeller, D. A., et al. 2005. "Clarkias independently developed self-pollination in 12 lineages."Moeller, D. A., et al. 2005.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology3
Life cycle & reproduction4
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment8
Physiology & chemistry1
Compounds documented for Clarkia unguiculata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds75 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (22r)-22-Hydroxycholes-terol | present | NPASS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R)-4-[(1R,2R,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,14R,16R)-14-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-16-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(1S,2S,3'S,4S,5'R,6S,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-16-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-3'-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[[(1R,2R,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,14R,16R)-16-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[(3R)-3-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-14-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[(1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12R,13R,14R,16R)-16-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-14-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-2-[[(1S,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,14R,16R)-6,16-dihydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[(3R)-3-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-14-yl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-2-[[(1S,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,14R,16R)-6,16-dihydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[3-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]but-3-enyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-14-yl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[(1S,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,14R,16R)-16-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-14-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-4,5-Dihydroxy-2-[(1S,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,14R,16R)-16-hydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5'-methylidenespiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-14-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[[(1S,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,14R,16R)-16-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[3-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]but-3-enyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-14-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS |
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 unguiculata 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 Clarkia unguiculata 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.
2n 182×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · Cave1956
2n 91×CCDB · Cave1958
n 91×CCDB · Cave1958
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type7 829 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 institutions50 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 |
|---|---|
| Claremont, US | 125 |
| Riverside, US | 117 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 101 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 72 |
| Davis, US | 69 |
| Los Angeles, US | 47 |
| US | 47 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 43 |
| CASlocation not on record | 33 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 32 |
| San Diego, US | 28 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 27 |
| Turlock, US | 19 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 18 |
| LDlocation not on record | 17 |
| Angwin, US | 16 |
| Northridge, US | 13 |
| Arcata, US | 10 |
| EL PASO, US | 10 |
| Olocation not on record | 10 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 9 |
| Long Beach, US | 9 |
| Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 8 |
| DBF-NHMDlocation not on record | 6 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 5 |
| San Bernardino, US | 5 |
| San Jose, US | 5 |
| Pullman, US | 4 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 4 |
| Clemson, US | 4 |
| Irvine, US | 4 |
| KMNlocation not on record | 3 |
| Corvallis, US | 3 |
| Helsinki, FI | 3 |
| Bloomington, US | 3 |
| Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 3 |
| Bergen, NO | 3 |
| Columbia, US | 2 |
| Pittsburg, US | 2 |
| South Kensington, GB | 2 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record | 2 |
| Moscow, US | 2 |
| Saint Louis, US | 2 |
| Denver, US | 2 |
| Phoenix, US | 2 |
| Dekalb, US | 2 |
| San Francisco, US | 2 |
| Mexico City, MX | 2 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 2 |
| Provo, US | 2 |
| Logan, US | 2 |
| Oulu, FI | 1 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| GB | 1 |
| Henderson, US | 1 |
| Flagstaff, US | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| La Paz, BO | 1 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 1 |
| BFLlocation not on record | 1 |
| Kuopio, FI | 1 |
| Salzburg, AT | 1 |
| Stockholm, SE | 1 |
| Bern, CH | 1 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 1 |
| Kew, GB | 1 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Brookings, US | 1 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 1 |
Where the DNA of Clarkia unguiculata 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?
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.