Ellisia is a genus of flowering plants in the forget-me-not family (Boraginaceae), containing the sole species Ellisia nyctelea. It is native to North America, where it is also known as Aunt Lucy, false baby blue eyes, and waterpod. The genus was named in honor of British naturalist John Ellis, a contemporary of, and correspondent to, Carl Linnaeus. It was published and described by Linnaeus, in his book Species Plantarum ed.2 on page 1662 in 1763.
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 Ellisia nyctelea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens4
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences8
eDNA detections3
Countries2
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★rbcL4★rbcLa★ITS2★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualEllisia nyctelea 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.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy87% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 360≤1 km 159≤10 km 83>10 km 154
1 756 georeferenced · 359 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 115
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 accuracy45% within 1 km
≤100 m 98≤1 km 262≤10 km 336>10 km 97
793 georeferenced · 388 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 181
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 institutions68 of 93 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Wuzhou, CN
290
St. Paul, US
122
Chadron, US
55
Bronx, US
47
Emporia, US
43
Madison, US
43
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
41
Saint Louis, US
40
Denver, US
37
Bloomington, US
34
Bozeman, US
31
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
25
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
24
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
22
Spearfish, US
22
Missoula, US
19
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
16
Tampa, US
15
Lincoln, US
14
Dekalb, US
13
Blacksburg, US
11
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
11
Chicago, US
11
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
10
Pittsburg, US
9
Burlington, US
8
Philadelphia, US
7
Millersville, US
7
Bangkok, TH
6
Chapel Hill, US
6
Williamsburg, US
5
GB
5
College Park, US
5
Ann Arbor, US
4
Fayetteville, US
4
Corvallis, US
4
Little Rock, US
4
Davenport, US
4
Kirksville, US
4
WTUlocation not on record
4
Fairfax, US
3
San Angelo, US
3
BAYLUlocation not on record
3
Mississippi State, US
3
Jefferson City, US
3
New Haven, US
3
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
3
Chicago, US
3
Austin, US
2
Claremont, US
2
Waverly, US
2
US
2
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
2
Durham, US
2
WINlocation not on record
2
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
2
Elikins, US
2
Beijing, CN
2
Macomb, US
2
San Luis Obispo, US
2
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
2
Phoenix, US
2
Tempe, US
2
Brookings, US
2
Whitewater, US
1
Science Museum of Minnesotalocation not on record
1
Clemson, US
1
Provo, US
1
Moscow, US
1
University of Lynchburglocation not on record
1
Knoxville, US
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
Flagstaff, US
1
Turlock, US
1
Pocatello, US
1
Durango, US
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
Lubbock, US
1
Columbia, US
1
Chicago, US
1
Fargo, US
1
Denton, US
1
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
Northridge, US
1
Staten Island, US
1
LINUlocation not on record
1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
1
LDlocation not on record
1
Clarksville, US
1
93 institutions · 1 167 of 1 181 vouchered records shown · 14 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Ellisia nyctelea 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 found3
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median17.8 °C 16.4–19.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter30.9 °C
Max temp (day)24.2 °C 22.4–25.9
Min temp (night)12.8 °C 11.5–14.0
Precipitation72.5 mm/mo 53.7–91.4
Air humidity54.5 % 52.6–56.4
Moisture balance-79.5 mm/mo -111–-47.8
Vapour deficit944 Pa 824–1,063
Wind speed3.80 m/s 3.80–3.90
Cloud cover39.2 % 38.0–40.5
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
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 Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 296 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 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↗