Conopholis alpina, known as the alpine cancer-root, is an achlorophyllous (lacking chlorophyll), root parasitic plant (holoparasite). It is native to Northern Mexico, and to the Southwestern United States in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas.USDA Varieties Conopholis alpina var. mexicana — Mexican cancer-root.USDA var. mexicana
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Conopholis alpina has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences3
eDNA detections1
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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.
★matK1★rbcL1★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualConopholis alpina 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 = 40 n = 20
Ploidypolyploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
n 202×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Ward, D. E. 1983. Chromosome counts from New Mexico and southern Colorado. Phytologia 54: 302–309.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Ward, D. E. 1984. Chromosome counts from New Mexico and Mexico. Phytologia 56(1): 55–60.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy82% within 1 km
≤100 m 958≤1 km 354≤10 km 195>10 km 99
1 606 georeferenced · 490 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 096
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 accuracy93% within 1 km
≤100 m 334≤1 km 30≤10 km 26>10 km 1
391 georeferenced · 247 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence638
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 institutions39 of 52 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
213
Mexico City, MX
100
ASUlocation not on record
42
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
35
Saint Louis, US
29
Ciudad de México, MX
27
Mexico City, MX
26
Juriquilla, MX
20
Anchorage, US
15
Guasave, MX
11
EL PASO, US
9
Chapingo, MX
7
Austin, US
7
Albuquerque, US
6
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
6
WTUlocation not on record
6
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
6
San Angelo, US
5
Wuzhou, CN
4
MEXUlocation not on record
4
Riverside, US
4
Tapachula, MX
4
Zacatecas, MX
3
Madison, US
3
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
3
Mérida, MX
3
Lubbock, US
3
Kew, GB
2
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
2
San Luis Potosí, MX
2
CASlocation not on record
2
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record
2
Flagstaff, US
2
Phoenix, US
2
Tampa, US
2
Claremont, US
2
Tlalnepantla, MX
2
Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Gardenlocation not on record
1
MAlocation not on record
1
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
1
San Diego, US
1
Puebla, MX
1
Morelia, MX
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
Bronx, US
1
Escuela Agrícola Panamericanalocation not on record
1
GB
1
Chicago, US
1
Berlin, DE
1
Paris, FR
1
Hermosillo, MX
1
52 institutions · 636 of 638 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Conopholis alpina 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 found1
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
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.
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 Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 746 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗