Elymus canadensis
speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Elymus canadensis's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility8 874 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI15 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics29 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
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 & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Elymus canadensis, commonly known as Canada wild rye or Canadian wildrye, is a species of wild rye native to much of North America. It is most abundant in the central plains and Great Plains. It grows in a number of ecosystems, including woodlands, savannas, dunes, and prairies, sometimes in areas that have been disturbed.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology6
Life cycle & reproduction26
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment25
Physiology & chemistry25
Uses & economy15
Other traits4
Compounds documented for Elymus canadensis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile1 class
Documented compounds3 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| DPVUSEJRFUKZPL-JNYRUOKOSA-N | present | NPASS | |
| Luteolin 7-gentiobioside | present | NPASS | |
| Luteolin 7-glucoside | 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 Elymus canadensis 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 Elymus canadensis 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 2815×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 +2
n 142×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · Cave1956
tetraploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale
Record type8 874 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 institutions102 of 162 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 | 621 |
| International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record | 471 |
| Bronx, US | 301 |
| Madison, US | 291 |
| St. Paul, US | 209 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 125 |
| Spearfish, US | 121 |
| Fort Worth, US | 105 |
| Bloomington, US | 102 |
| Austin, US | 84 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 78 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 75 |
| Chadron, US | 75 |
| Flagstaff, US | 71 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 69 |
| Philadelphia, US | 68 |
| Denver, US | 67 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 63 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 61 |
| Lincoln, US | 53 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 52 |
| Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record | 51 |
| Logan, US | 50 |
| Bozeman, US | 45 |
| New Haven, US | 42 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 39 |
| Albuquerque, US | 35 |
| Burlington, US | 34 |
| EL PASO, US | 30 |
| Tampa, US | 25 |
| Missoula, US | 25 |
| Québec, CA | 24 |
| Moscow, US | 23 |
| Green Bay, US | 23 |
| Riverside, US | 21 |
| Pittsburg, US | 21 |
| Saint Louis, US | 20 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 18 |
| Toronto, CA | 18 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 16 |
| Lubbock, US | 16 |
| WINlocation not on record | 16 |
| Denton, US | 13 |
| Boise, US | 12 |
| Allentown, US | 12 |
| Texas Lutheran Universitylocation not on record | 12 |
| Victoria, CA | 12 |
| Provo, US | 12 |
| Montréal, CA | 12 |
| Dekalb, US | 11 |
| Phoenix, US | 11 |
| San Angelo, US | 11 |
| Davenport, US | 11 |
| LDlocation not on record | 10 |
| Brookings, US | 10 |
| Grand Junction, US | 10 |
| Pocatello, US | 9 |
| Torreón, MX | 9 |
| Bangkok, TH | 9 |
| Acadia Universitylocation not on record | 8 |
| Vancouver, CA | 8 |
| College Park, US | 7 |
| Emporia, US | 7 |
| Corvallis, US | 7 |
| Durango, MX | 7 |
| Durango, US | 7 |
| University of New Hampshirelocation not on record | 6 |
| Whitewater, US | 6 |
| University of Wisconsinlocation not on record | 5 |
| USFSlocation not on record | 5 |
| Weber State Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Chicago, US | 5 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 5 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 5 |
| Morgantown, US | 5 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 5 |
| Columbia, US | 4 |
| Mexico City, MX | 4 |
| Kew, GB | 4 |
| Chicago, US | 4 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 4 |
| Bandelier National Monumentlocation not on record | 4 |
| Beijing, CN | 4 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| University of Wisconsinlocation not on record | 4 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 4 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 4 |
| IDElocation not on record | 4 |
| Saint John, CA | 4 |
| Linares, MX | 4 |
| Claremont, US | 3 |
| Mississippi State, US | 3 |
| Waverly, US | 3 |
| Tacoma, US | 3 |
| University of Winnipeglocation not on record | 3 |
| South Kensington, GB | 3 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 3 |
| Macomb, US | 3 |
| BClocation not on record | 3 |
| Staten Island, US | 3 |
| Yukon Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record | 3 |
| San Diego, US | 3 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 3 |
| Hermosillo, MX | 3 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 3 |
| Bend, US | 2 |
| Paris, FR | 2 |
| Meguro Parasitological Museumlocation not on record | 2 |
| USFS/BHSClocation not on record | 2 |
| Millersville, US | 2 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 2 |
| Oswego, US | 2 |
| Dresden, DE | 2 |
| Yangling, CN | 2 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 2 |
| Auckland, NZ | 2 |
| Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record | 2 |
| GB | 2 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 2 |
| DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record | 2 |
| Helsinki, FI | 2 |
| Royal Botanical Gardenslocation not on record | 2 |
| Science Museum of Minnesotalocation not on record | 2 |
| Pullman, US | 2 |
| NMWlocation not on record | 1 |
| Fargo, US | 1 |
| Trois-Rivières, CA | 1 |
| Kuopio, FI | 1 |
| Brussel, BE | 1 |
| MAlocation not on record | 1 |
| GAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ypsilanti, US | 1 |
| Royal Alberta Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Knoxville, US | 1 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| Guasave, MX | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Lethbridgelocation not on record | 1 |
| Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Cslocation not on record | 1 |
| Stephenville, US | 1 |
| State University of New York, College at Oneontalocation not on record | 1 |
| Berlin, DE | 1 |
| Comisión Técnico Consultiva de Coeficientes de Agostaderolocation not on record | 1 |
| Tempe, US | 1 |
| Little Rock, US | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 1 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 1 |
| Nanjing, CN | 1 |
| Williamsburg, US | 1 |
| Universität Göttingenlocation not on record | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| Royal Ontario Museum, Green Plant Herbarium (TRT)location not on record | 1 |
| Clarksville, US | 1 |
| University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| NO DISPONIBLElocation 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 Elymus canadensis 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.