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 Festuca paradoxa has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences1
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.
★rbcL1
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type364 records
Wild obs. + sensor98
Museum / vouchered266
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 088 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 accuracy68% within 1 km
≤100 m 58≤1 km 5≤10 km 2>10 km 27
92 georeferenced · 6 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor98
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 14≤1 km 35≤10 km 57>10 km 4
110 georeferenced · 156 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence266
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 institutions37 of 52 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
39
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
33
Wuzhou, CN
21
Bronx, US
19
Knoxville, US
19
Little Rock, US
9
Chapel Hill, US
9
Jackson, US
8
Bloomington, US
7
Fayetteville, US
6
BAYLUlocation not on record
5
Dekalb, US
5
Austin, US
4
Williamsburg, US
4
Pittsburg, US
4
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
4
GAlocation not on record
4
Tuscaloosa, US
3
Logan, US
3
Conway, US
3
GB
3
Davenport, US
3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
3
Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record
2
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
2
Edmonton, CA
2
Norfolk, US
2
Tampa, US
2
Auckland, NZ
2
Columbia, US
2
Fairfax, US
2
Mississippi State, US
2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
2
Chadron, US
2
St. Paul, US
2
LINUlocation not on record
2
Bangkok, TH
2
Chicago, US
1
Springfield, US
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
University of Central Missourilocation not on record
1
US
1
Emporia, US
1
Chicago, US
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
Madison, US
1
Philadelphia, US
1
San Angelo, US
1
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
Fort Worth, US
1
52 institutions · 261 of 266 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code
