Iris caucasica

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris

At a glance

Occurrence records131

Data sources6

Biological traits20

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections6

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Iris caucasica's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility131 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

Traits & measurements3 literature sources20 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF131 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 3 countries6 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Plant height max0.2 m

Plant height min0.1 m

Seed mass10.46 mg

Seed mass max10.46 mg

Seed mass min10.46 mg

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering endApr

Flowering startJan

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 000 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Habitat GIFTDry gravelly hills in the foothills zone, ascending to 2000 m.

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcoding1 specimens

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 Iris caucasica has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections6

Countries3

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.

★matK

plant barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Iris caucasica 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.

Chromosomes2n = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 181×CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Simonet 1934a

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.248 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type131 records

Wild obs. + sensor125

Museum / vouchered5

Other1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO336 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 51≤1 km 20≤10 km 3>10 km 9

83 georeferenced · 42 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor125

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 3

3 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence5

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

Institution	Specimens
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	4

1 institutions · 4 of 5 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA6 detections

Where the DNA of Iris caucasica 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 found6

Studies independent surveys1

Countries3

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 6 detections have coordinates

Open the map3 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 median6.30 °C 2.10–13.8

Seasonal swing summer↔winter24.9 °C

Max temp (day)10.8 °C 5.80–18.9

Min temp (night)0.3 °C -2.60–8.20

Precipitation60.5 mm/mo 36.6–78.7

Air humidity58.1 % 54.8–60.1

Moisture balance-26.3 mm/mo -49.3–-3.60

Vapour deficit526 Pa 343–854

Wind speed3.30 m/s 1.80–3.80

Cloud cover40.1 % 35.5–41.8

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 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.

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