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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 000 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 10
01Narrative
Fimbristylis vahlii is a species of sedge known by the common name Vahl's fimbry. It is native to much of Central America and the southern half of North America, where it grows in wet habitat. This is a small, clumping sedge producing rounded stems just a few centimeters high surrounded by curling, thready leaves. At the top of the stem is an inflorescence which is a cluster of several cylindrical, pointed spikelets surrounded by long, narrow, twisting bracts. The fruit is a tiny achene about half a millimeter wide.
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 Fimbristylis vahlii 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.
★ITS1
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualFimbristylis vahlii 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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 101×CCDB · cyper-only
CCDB · cyper-only — Kral, R.1971
2n 201×CCDB · eflora
CCDB · eflora
n 101×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — KRAL, R. 1971. A treatment of Abildgardia, Bulbostylis, and Fimbristylis for North America. Sida 4: 57-227.
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 000 records
Wild obs. + sensor203
Museum / vouchered791
Other6
Origin
Native64
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO2 708 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 accuracy86% within 1 km
≤100 m 115≤1 km 14≤10 km 1>10 km 20
150 georeferenced · 53 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor203
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 accuracy42% within 1 km
≤100 m 49≤1 km 85≤10 km 171>10 km 12
317 georeferenced · 474 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence791
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 institutions49 of 97 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Jackson, US
90
Bronx, US
67
Wuzhou, CN
64
Fort Worth, US
62
Austin, US
57
Saint Louis, US
34
UNIVASFlocation not on record
32
BAYLUlocation not on record
21
US
18
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
15
Philadelphia, US
14
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record
14
Bangkok, TH
14
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
13
Fayetteville, US
11
Tuscaloosa, US
10
Masindi, UG
10
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record
10
Pittsburg, US
9
Tampa, US
8
Mississippi State, US
8
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
8
San Angelo, US
8
EL PASO, US
7
Altos de Pipe, VE
7
Bloomington, US
6
Little Rock, US
6
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
6
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
5
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
5
Davis, US
5
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
5
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
4
Fortaleza, BR
4
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
4
Burlington, US
4
Durango, MX
4
Claremont, US
4
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record
4
Williamsburg, US
4
Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipaslocation not on record
3
JBRJlocation not on record
3
Chadron, US
3
UFPElocation not on record
3
Kew, GB
3
Edmonton, CA
3
Mexico City, MX
3
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
3
Lubbock, US
3
Ann Arbor, US
3
Texas Lutheran Universitylocation not on record
3
MAlocation not on record
3
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record
3
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
2
UFMSlocation not on record
2
LDlocation not on record
2
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
2
UFERSAlocation not on record
2
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
2
Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record
2
Knoxville, US
2
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
2
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
2
VENlocation not on record
2
GB
2
Riverside, US
2
Plocation not on record
2
Denver, US
2
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
2
AUAlocation not on record
1
UFRPElocation not on record
1
USP-IBlocation not on record
1
Auckland, NZ
1
Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record
1
Corrientes, AR
1
Taipei, TW
1
Frankfurt am Main
1
Guasave, MX
1
GAlocation not on record
1
UnBlocation not on record
1
LINUlocation not on record
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
Santarém, BR
1
Northridge, US
1
Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Ministry of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Henderson State Universitylocation not on record
1
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record
1
Columbia, US
1
UEPAlocation not on record
1
IPA/SPlocation not on record
1
Santa Barbara, US
1
CASlocation not on record
1
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
1
UFSClocation not on record
1
Flagstaff, US
1
Logan, US
1
Chapel Hill, US
1
97 institutions · 780 of 791 vouchered records shown · 11 without an institution code
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 000 records↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗