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 Desmodium viridiflorum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences5
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.
★matK2★rbcL1★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type570 records
Wild obs. + sensor237
Museum / vouchered333
Origin
Introduced1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 836 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 accuracy81% within 1 km
≤100 m 140≤1 km 16≤10 km 7>10 km 30
193 georeferenced · 44 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor237
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 accuracy37% within 1 km
≤100 m 15≤1 km 41≤10 km 53>10 km 44
153 georeferenced · 180 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence333
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 institutions38 of 59 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bangkok, TH
36
Williamsburg, US
30
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
26
Bronx, US
24
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
23
Jackson, US
13
Fort Worth, US
12
College Park, US
11
Miami, US
9
Philadelphia, US
9
Chapel Hill, US
9
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
8
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
7
Saint Louis, US
6
Staten Island, US
6
US
6
Tuscaloosa, US
6
Columbia, US
5
AUAlocation not on record
5
Clemson, US
4
Mississippi State, US
4
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
4
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
4
Austin, US
3
Bloomington, US
3
Millersville, US
3
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
3
GAlocation not on record
3
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
3
Tempe, US
3
Knoxville, US
3
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record
3
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
3
Chadron, US
2
Little Rock, US
2
Norfolk, US
2
Provo, US
2
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
2
Conway, US
2
Tampa, US
2
EL PASO, US
2
LINUlocation not on record
1
GB
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Salvador, BR
1
Wuzhou, CN
1
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
1
Fairfax, US
1
Washington, US
1
North Carolina Museum of Natural Scienceslocation not on record
1
Meguro Parasitological Museumlocation not on record
1
Stephenville, US
1
Fayetteville, US
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
Blacksburg, US
1
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
1
Due West, US
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
Audubon Society -- Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuarylocation not on record
1
59 institutions · 331 of 333 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
