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 Eragrostis refracta has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences1
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.
★ITS1
fungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type529 records
Wild obs. + sensor60
Museum / vouchered469
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 500 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 accuracy79% within 1 km
≤100 m 35≤1 km 6>10 km 11
52 georeferenced · 8 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor60
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 accuracy52% within 1 km
≤100 m 23≤1 km 49≤10 km 58>10 km 8
138 georeferenced · 331 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence469
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 institutions34 of 51 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Tampa, US
85
Bronx, US
68
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
46
Saint Louis, US
19
Austin, US
18
Williamsburg, US
18
US
17
Bangkok, TH
16
Columbia, US
15
Jackson, US
14
Mississippi State, US
11
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
11
Fort Worth, US
10
GAlocation not on record
10
Chapel Hill, US
10
Bloomington, US
7
BAYLUlocation not on record
7
Little Rock, US
7
Wuzhou, CN
6
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
5
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
5
Clemson, US
5
Tuscaloosa, US
4
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
4
Logan, US
4
San Angelo, US
4
University of North Carolina at Pembrokelocation not on record
3
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record
3
Flagstaff, US
3
Millersville, US
2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
2
Knoxville, US
2
Philadelphia, US
2
Riverside, US
2
Auckland, NZ
2
Tempe, US
1
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
North Carolina Museum of Natural Scienceslocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Long Beach, US
1
Guangzhou, CN
1
Mount Berry, US
1
Norfolk, US
1
Northridge, US
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
Denver, US
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
Audubon Society -- Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuarylocation not on record
1
51 institutions · 463 of 469 vouchered records shown · 6 without an institution code
