Claytonia perfoliata
Donn. · speciesAt a glance
Sources9 archives
Databases and archives Claytonia perfoliata's data was compiled from.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility58 438 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI17 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics27 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 & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Size & morphology18
Life cycle & reproduction35
Diet & foraging2
Habitat & environment30
Physiology & chemistry22
Uses & economy15
Other traits5
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 Claytonia perfoliata 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 Claytonia perfoliata 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 367×GoaT · DTOL Flowering Plants Estimates Kew · CCDB · brit-fl · CCDB · nw-europe-fl +3
2n 123×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
2n 182×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · kew
2n 241×CCDB · iapt
n 123×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · CCDB · Cave1962
n 62×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
n 81×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
n 181×CCDB · Cave1963
n 241×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type58 438 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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions32 of 50 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Durango, MX | 103 |
| Mexico City, MX | 32 |
| LDlocation not on record | 30 |
| Mexico City, MX | 27 |
| DBF-NHMDlocation not on record | 24 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 20 |
| EL PASO, US | 9 |
| Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record | 7 |
| Chapingo, MX | 7 |
| Vancouver, CA | 6 |
| Hermosillo, MX | 6 |
| Mexico City, MX | 6 |
| Guasave, MX | 5 |
| Bronx, US | 5 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 5 |
| San Diego, US | 3 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 3 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 3 |
| Bourges, FR | 3 |
| University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record | 3 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 3 |
| Puebla, MX | 3 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Centerlocation not on record | 3 |
| Uppsala, SE | 2 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 2 |
| Xiamen, CN | 2 |
| La Paz, MX | 2 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 2 |
| Madison, US | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 1 |
| The University of Arizonalocation not on record | 1 |
| Mérida, MX | 1 |
| Tromso University Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 1 |
| Austin, US | 1 |
| Umeå Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record | 1 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 1 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 1 |
| Acadia Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| San Juan College School of Science Math & Engineeringlocation not on record | 1 |
| Irvine, US | 1 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 1 |
| Davis, US | 1 |
| Montecillo, Texcoco, MX | 1 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Claytonia perfoliata 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.