Hylodesmum glutinosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Common names include large tick-trefoil, clustered-leaved tick-trefoil, large-flowered tick-clover, pointed tick-trefoil, beggar's lice and pointed-leaved tick-trefoil. It occurs in eastern Canada, the central and eastern United States, and northeastern Mexico.
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 Hylodesmum glutinosum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens18
Marker genes5
eDNA detections9
Countries2
Marker genes sequenced
★ 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.
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06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualHylodesmum glutinosum 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
Genome size2 249 400 000 bp
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).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Hylodesmum glutinosum2.25 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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 accuracy83% within 1 km
≤100 m 4 834≤1 km 1 235≤10 km 564>10 km 637
7 270 georeferenced · 1 543 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor8 813
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 47≤1 km 130≤10 km 139>10 km 24
340 georeferenced · 275 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence615
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 54 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
126
Bloomington, US
89
Saint Louis, US
63
Ann Arbor, US
57
Madison, US
34
Green Bay, US
31
Burlington, US
31
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
20
Jackson, US
17
Mississippi State, US
15
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
10
Pittsburg, US
9
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
9
Columbia, US
6
Dekalb, US
6
Fairfax, US
5
Chicago, US
5
Chadron, US
5
Jefferson City, US
5
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
4
GB
4
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
4
Williamsburg, US
3
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
3
Bronx, US
3
Springfield, US
3
Royal Botanical Gardenslocation not on record
3
Montréal, CA
3
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
2
Clemson, US
2
LINUlocation not on record
2
Québec, CA
2
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
2
Toronto, CA
2
Mexico City, MX
2
Cambridge, US
1
McGill Universitylocation not on record
1
St. Paul, US
1
Hudson, US
1
Saint John, CA
1
Kirksville, US
1
Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record
1
Kew, GB
1
Oswego, US
1
Logan, US
1
Tennessee Technological Universitylocation not on record
1
Chapel Hill, US
1
GAlocation not on record
1
New Haven, US
1
Johnson City, US
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
Smithsonian Institutionlocation not on record
1
Norfolk, US
1
54 institutions · 607 of 615 vouchered records shown · 8 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA9 detections
Where the DNA of Hylodesmum glutinosum 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 found9
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 9 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
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 median21.1 °C 13.5–22.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter27.4 °C
Max temp (day)25.3 °C 17.9–26.0
Min temp (night)17.0 °C 9.20–19.9
Precipitation89.5 mm/mo 76.9–101
Air humidity59.1 % 58.0–59.7
Moisture balance-52.9 mm/mo -77.9–-24.5
Vapour deficit1,031 Pa 755–1,079
Wind speed3.20 m/s 2.90–4.20
Cloud cover39.7 % 37.6–48.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 6 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 Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility9 428 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics18 specimens↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗