Lepechinia ganderi

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lepechinia

At a glance

Occurrence records257

Data sources11

Biological traits13

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources11 archives

Databases and archives Lepechinia ganderi's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility257 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

On this page6 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF257 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 32

01Narrative

Lepechinia ganderi is a rare species of perennial shrub in the mint family known by the common name San Diego pitcher sage or Gander's pitcher sage. An aromatic plant with white to lavender flowers, this species is only known from southern San Diego County in California and a small portion of Baja California, occurring on chaparral or coastal sage scrub in metavolcanic soils. Because of its limited range, it is under threat from growing urbanization and increased fire frequency.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass7.57 mg

Seed mass max7.57 mg

Seed mass min7.57 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

05DNA & barcoding2 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 Lepechinia ganderi has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

Countries1

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.

★rbcLa★ITS

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Lepechinia ganderi 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 = 32 n = 16

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records32–322n range32median32mode2records

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

2n 322×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · TreeOfSex · plant

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

TreeOfSex · plant — perscomm-Drew ↗

n 161×CCDB · Cave1958

CCDB · Cave1958 — Epling 1948

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type257 records

Wild obs. + sensor136

Museum / vouchered121

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO472 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 accuracy5% within 1 km

≤100 m 6≤1 km 1≤10 km 1>10 km 125

133 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor136

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 accuracy49% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 17≤10 km 28

55 georeferenced · 66 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence121

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 institutions11 of 16 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
San Diego, US	44
Claremont, US	15
Riverside, US	12
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record	9
Los Angeles, US	6
Irvine, US	5
CASlocation not on record	4
Santa Barbara, US	3
Saint Louis, US	2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
ASUlocation not on record	2
San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Mexico City, MX	1
Phoenix, US	1
Frankfurt am Main	1
Long Beach, US	1

16 institutions · 109 of 121 vouchered records shown · 12 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Lepechinia ganderi 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 found2

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

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 median16.8 °C 16.8–16.8

Seasonal swing summer↔winter10.2 °C

Max temp (day)22.1 °C

Min temp (night)12.2 °C

Precipitation5.80 mm/mo

Air humidity61.9 %

Moisture balance-134 mm/mo

Vapour deficit729 Pa

Wind speed1.50 m/s

Cloud cover25.9 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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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