Elephantopus mollis
Kunth · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Elephantopus mollis's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility8 946 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI86 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics36 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
giftgenome & karyotype
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Elephantopus mollis, common names tobacco weed, and soft elephantsfoot, is a tropical species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. Elephantopus mollis is native to South America as far south as Jujuy Province in Argentina, as well as the West Indies, Central America, and Mexico as far north as Tamaulipas and Nuevo León.Tropicos, Elephantopus mollis KunthCabrera, A. L. 1978. Compositae. 10: 1–726. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la Provincia de Jujuy: Republica Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos AiresJørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744.Rzedowski, J. & G. Calderón de Rzedowski. 1995. Familia Compositae. Tribu Vernonieae. 38: 1–49. In J. Rzedowski & G. Calderón de Rzedowski (eds.) Flora del Bajío y Regiones Adyacentes. Instituto de Ecología A.C., PátzcuaroIdárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, MedellínCowan, C. P. 1983. Flora de Tabasco. Listados Florísticos de México1: 1–123 It is also naturalized in Australia, south-eastern Asia, some Pacific Islands, and tropical Africa.Atlas of Living AustraliaJeffrey, C. 1988. Notes on Compositae: V. The Vernonieae in East Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 43(2): 195–277. The species is considered a noxious weed some places.Queensland Government, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Tobacco weed (Elephantopus mollis)Invasive Species Compendium, Elephantopus mollis includes distribution maps Elephantopus mollis is a coarse perennial herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are dark green on the upper side, lighter green on the lower surface, oblanceolate to elliptical, up to 22 cm (9 inches) long. The plant produces arrays of small flower heads, each with only 4 white or pink florets.Flora of the Marquesas, Elephantopus mollis Kunth
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology15
Life cycle & reproduction8
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment15
Compounds documented for Elephantopus mollis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds114 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-Catechin 3-Gallate | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Phaseollin | present | NPASS | |
| (11-Ethoxy-9,13-dimethyl-5-methylidene-4-oxo-3,14-dioxatricyclo[9.2.1.02,6]tetradeca-9,12-dien-7-yl) 2-methylprop-2-enoate | present | LOTUS | |
| (11-hydroxy-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2,8-dioxo-4,5,11,11a-tetrahydro-3aH-cyclodeca[b]furan-4-yl) 2-methylbut-2-enoate | present | LOTUS | |
| (11-hydroxy-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2,8-dioxo-4,5,11,11a-tetrahydro-3aH-cyclodeca[b]furan-4-yl) 2-methylprop-2-enoate | present | LOTUS | |
| (11-Methoxy-9,13-dimethyl-5-methylidene-4-oxo-3,14-dioxatricyclo[9.2.1.02,6]tetradeca-9,12-dien-7-yl) 2-methylbut-2-enoate | present | LOTUS | |
| (11-Methoxy-9,13-dimethyl-5-methylidene-4-oxo-3,14-dioxatricyclo[9.2.1.02,6]tetradeca-9,12-dien-7-yl) 2-methylprop-2-enoate | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42R,46S)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-46-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42R,46S)-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-pentadecahydroxy-46-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,20R,42S,46R)-15-[(1R,2S,20S,42S,46S)-7,8,9,12,13,14,20,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37-hexadecahydroxy-4,17,22,40,44-pentaoxo-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaen-46-yl]-7,8,9,12,13,14,25,26,27,30,31,32,35,36,37,46-hexadecahydroxy-3,18,21,41,43-pentaoxanonacyclo[27.13.3.138,42.02,20.05,10.011,16.023,28.033,45.034,39]hexatetraconta-5,7,9,11(16),12,14,23,25,27,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37-pentadecaene-4,17,22,40,44-pentone | 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 Elephantopus mollis 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 Elephantopus mollis 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 229×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora · CCDB · book-fedorov +1
n 113×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · Cave1963
diploid1×GIFT · GIFT (floras)
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type8 946 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 institutions135 of 319 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Saint Louis, US | 600 |
| Durango, MX | 220 |
| Bronx, US | 202 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 169 |
| Mexico City, MX | 166 |
| Blumenau, BR | 117 |
| Kew, GB | 113 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 112 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 102 |
| Austin, US | 82 |
| Taipei, TW | 81 |
| San Isidro, AR | 64 |
| PUC-RSlocation not on record | 60 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 52 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 50 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 46 |
| Taipei, TW | 46 |
| Brisbane, AU | 45 |
| Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record | 45 |
| UNICAMPlocation not on record | 45 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 45 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 41 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 40 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 39 |
| Paleontological Collectionlocation not on record | 38 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 36 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 35 |
| Yaoundé, CM | 35 |
| UFMGlocation not on record | 34 |
| Berlin, DE | 34 |
| Paris, FR | 33 |
| Cenargenlocation not on record | 31 |
| Ural Federal University "B. N. Yeltsin"location not on record | 31 |
| Feira de Santana, BR | 27 |
| Brasília, BR | 27 |
| Salvador, BR | 25 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 24 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 24 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 24 |
| UFRPElocation not on record | 23 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 22 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 22 |
| Honolulu, US | 21 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk, UA | 20 |
| Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record | 20 |
| Universidad Nacional de Asunciónlocation not on record | 19 |
| Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record | 19 |
| Chaguaramas, TT | 19 |
| Centro de Estudios y Colecciones Biológicas para la Conservaciónlocation not on record | 18 |
| Uberlândia, BR | 18 |
| FUVATESlocation not on record | 18 |
| Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record | 18 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record | 17 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 17 |
| Stockholm, SE | 17 |
| BISHlocation not on record | 17 |
| Taipei, TW | 16 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 16 |
| Smithfield, AU | 16 |
| CASlocation not on record | 15 |
| UDESC-CAVlocation not on record | 15 |
| UFMSlocation not on record | 15 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 15 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO | 14 |
| UEMlocation not on record | 14 |
| ESALQlocation not on record | 14 |
| UNESP-FCAlocation not on record | 14 |
| INMAlocation not on record | 14 |
| Pelotas, BR | 14 |
| Laboratory of Palaeontologylocation not on record | 14 |
| UEMAlocation not on record | 14 |
| Córdoba, AR | 14 |
| Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record | 13 |
| Montecillo, Texcoco, MX | 13 |
| Zapopan, MX | 13 |
| Xiamen, CN | 13 |
| Santa Teresa, BR | 13 |
| CEPLAClocation not on record | 13 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 13 |
| Cruz das Almas, BR | 12 |
| Nishihara, JP | 12 |
| Beijing, CN | 12 |
| LBVlocation not on record | 12 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 12 |
| Campo Grande, BR | 12 |
| Canberra, AU | 11 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 11 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 11 |
| León, NI | 11 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 10 |
| Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record | 10 |
| Criciúma, BR | 10 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 10 |
| HNBlocation not on record | 10 |
| Corrientes, AR | 10 |
| UNESClocation not on record | 10 |
| Autlán de Navarro, MX | 9 |
| Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record | 9 |
| Austin, US | 9 |
| Cusco, PE | 9 |
| Maringá, BR | 9 |
| Bogotá, D.C., CO | 9 |
| Brasília, BR | 9 |
| Aarhus, DK | 9 |
| UNITINSlocation not on record | 8 |
| San José, CR | 8 |
| Lake Charles, US | 8 |
| Teresina, BR | 8 |
| Porto Alegre, BR | 8 |
| Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record | 8 |
| Museo naturalistico del Frignano Ferruccio Minghellilocation not on record | 8 |
| UNESP-RClocation not on record | 8 |
| UTFPR-SLlocation not on record | 8 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 7 |
| FUNEDlocation not on record | 7 |
| Universidade da Região de Joinville - Univillelocation not on record | 7 |
| USP-IBlocation not on record | 7 |
| South Kensington, GB | 7 |
| Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record | 7 |
| UFPIlocation not on record | 7 |
| Odawara, JP | 7 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 7 |
| UNIVASFlocation not on record | 7 |
| IPA/SPlocation not on record | 7 |
| UNESP, Campus São José Rio Prêtolocation not on record | 7 |
| Cambridge, US | 7 |
| Sucre, BO | 7 |
| Cascavel, BR | 7 |
| Chicago, US | 7 |
| Palmerston, AU | 7 |
| Plocation not on record | 7 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 6 |
| San Luis Potosí, MX | 6 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 6 |
| Université du Lomélocation not on record | 6 |
| FPMZBlocation not on record | 6 |
| Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record | 6 |
| UNESP-IBILCElocation not on record | 6 |
| Institut fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologielocation not on record | 6 |
| BMlocation not on record | 6 |
| QCNElocation not on record | 6 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 6 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 6 |
| Tapachula, MX | 6 |
| UFPRlocation not on record | 6 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 5 |
| Universidade Federal de Goiáslocation not on record | 5 |
| Calabar, NG | 5 |
| UFPElocation not on record | 5 |
| Université de Strasbourglocation not on record | 5 |
| Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record | 5 |
| UFSClocation not on record | 5 |
| Universidad Nacional Agrarialocation not on record | 5 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 5 |
| Tampa, US | 5 |
| UFRRJlocation not on record | 5 |
| Chapingo, MX | 5 |
| MAlocation not on record | 5 |
| Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record | 5 |
| Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record | 5 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 5 |
| Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record | 5 |
| Museum of Zoologylocation not on record | 5 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| UNIVILLElocation not on record | 4 |
| Culiacán, MX | 4 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Botánicas y Zoológicas - Prof. Rafael M. Moscoso, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingolocation not on record | 4 |
| La Paz, BO | 4 |
| Fortaleza, BR | 4 |
| Londrina, BR | 4 |
| Universidad de la Amazonia (UniAmazonia)location not on record | 4 |
| Brussels, BE | 4 |
| Mérida, MX | 4 |
| Fundación Miguel Lillolocation not on record | 4 |
| Durham, US | 4 |
| UTFPR-DVlocation not on record | 4 |
| Riverside, US | 4 |
| Nishihara, JP | 4 |
| UEPAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record | 4 |
| Nagano City, JP | 4 |
| Auckland, NZ | 4 |
| Masindi, UG | 4 |
| Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record | 3 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 3 |
| Corporación Autónoma Regional Para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB)location not on record | 3 |
| Cuiabá, BR | 3 |
| UFESlocation not on record | 3 |
| Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paranálocation not on record | 3 |
| Lima, PE | 3 |
| HUT Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 3 |
| Santa Maria, BR | 3 |
| San Salvador de Jujuy, AR | 3 |
| Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campus do Pantanallocation not on record | 3 |
| INBIOlocation not on record | 3 |
| UFSCarlocation not on record | 3 |
| Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record | 3 |
| EL PASO, US | 3 |
| Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC)location not on record | 3 |
| Sangmiung Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Fort Worth, US | 3 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 3 |
| LISClocation not on record | 3 |
| Riobamba, EC | 3 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 3 |
| Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record | 3 |
| Centro de Pesquisas Agropecuarias do Tropico Umidolocation not on record | 3 |
| UNESP-ISlocation not on record | 2 |
| Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record | 2 |
| Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record | 2 |
| Université National du Béninlocation not on record | 2 |
| Puerto Ayora, EC | 2 |
| CUVClocation not on record | 2 |
| Institute for Agricultural Research of Mozambiquelocation not on record | 2 |
| Centre National des Semences Forestièreslocation not on record | 2 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 2 |
| Bloomington, US | 2 |
| Chengdu, CN | 2 |
| IECOSlocation not on record | 2 |
| Clocation not on record | 2 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 2 |
| Glocation not on record | 2 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 2 |
| Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record | 2 |
| Toyama, JP | 2 |
| Chiba, JP | 2 |
| UNISANTAlocation not on record | 2 |
| UFSJlocation not on record | 2 |
| IAPlocation not on record | 2 |
| Santarém, BR | 2 |
| Davis, US | 2 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record | 2 |
| Loja, EC | 2 |
| Castelar, AR | 2 |
| Uppsala, SE | 2 |
| Dekalb, US | 2 |
| Seychelles National Herbariumlocation not on record | 2 |
| UESBlocation not on record | 2 |
| BAlocation not on record | 2 |
| IPHAMETRAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 2 |
| Durban, ZA | 2 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 2 |
| Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chilelocation not on record | 2 |
| UERJlocation not on record | 2 |
| Museo de Historia Natural de El Salvadorlocation not on record | 2 |
| Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record | 2 |
| Anton de Kom University of Surinamelocation not on record | 2 |
| Foz do Iguaçu, BR | 2 |
| Universidade Federal do Espírito Santolocation not on record | 2 |
| Jataí / Setor Industrial, BR | 2 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| NHMJlocation not on record | 1 |
| Badajoz, ES | 1 |
| Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Solid Waste Managementlocation not on record | 1 |
| VENlocation not on record | 1 |
| Durham, US | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
| University of Oxfordlocation not on record | 1 |
| LAMlocation not on record | 1 |
| HUENFlocation not on record | 1 |
| Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 1 |
| ex-Centro Nacional de Investigação Cientifica (CNIC)location not on record | 1 |
| Provincial Museum of Albertalocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarinalocation not on record | 1 |
| Río Palenque Science Centerlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Hamburglocation not on record | 1 |
| EAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Goucher Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| Iquitos, PE | 1 |
| San Francisco de Campeche, MX | 1 |
| Managua, NI | 1 |
| arosemena tola, EC | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| Universidad de Buenos Aireslocation not on record | 1 |
| Cincinnati, US | 1 |
| James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record | 1 |
| BRLUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de Pamplona (UPamplona)location not on record | 1 |
| Centre National de Floristique - Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNYlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajaralocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de Nariño (UdeNar)location not on record | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| Provo, US | 1 |
| University of Papua New Guinealocation not on record | 1 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record | 1 |
| Salem Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de El Salvadorlocation not on record | 1 |
| PUC-RIOlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional de Misiones- CONICETlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| UFOPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Monastir, TN | 1 |
| UNICAPlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Bonnlocation not on record | 1 |
| Addis Ababa, ET | 1 |
| Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellínlocation not on record | 1 |
| OTSlocation not on record | 1 |
| Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)location not on record | 1 |
| Nanjing, CN | 1 |
| San Francisco, US | 1 |
| URCAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Gump Stationlocation not on record | 1 |
| Botanic Gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| Elocation not on record | 1 |
| Toronto, CA | 1 |
| Puebla, MX | 1 |
| Bangkok, TH | 1 |
| UNEMATlocation not on record | 1 |
| CNF-UFHBlocation not on record | 1 |
| Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record | 1 |
Where the DNA of Elephantopus mollis 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.