Linum lewisii
Pursh · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Linum lewisii's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility9 887 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI22 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics41 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
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
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Linum lewisii (Linum perenne var. lewisii) (Lewis flax, blue flax or prairie flax) is a perennial plant in the family Linaceae, native to western North America from Alaska south to Baja California, and from the Pacific Coast east to the Mississippi River.USDA Plant Pro
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology5
Life cycle & reproduction26
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment25
Physiology & chemistry25
Uses & economy15
Other traits4
Compounds documented for Linum lewisii across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile1 class
Documented compounds4 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-Methoxypodophyllotoxin | present | LOTUS | |
| alpha-Peltatin | present | LOTUS | |
| beta-Peltatin | present | LOTUS | |
| Podophyllotoxin | present | LOTUS |
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 Linum lewisii has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Linum lewisii 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
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).
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.
2n 185×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn66 · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
n 94×CCDB · book-ipcn66 · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · Cave1962
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type9 887 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions90 of 152 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Bronx, US | 208 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 151 |
| Provo, US | 144 |
| Flagstaff, US | 103 |
| Claremont, US | 97 |
| Albuquerque, US | 97 |
| Denver, US | 85 |
| Phoenix, US | 84 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 76 |
| Bozeman, US | 70 |
| San Diego, US | 67 |
| Austin, US | 60 |
| Riverside, US | 58 |
| Missoula, US | 56 |
| EL PASO, US | 36 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 35 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 33 |
| Arcata, US | 29 |
| Pocatello, US | 29 |
| Boise, US | 29 |
| Chadron, US | 24 |
| Spearfish, US | 24 |
| Saint Louis, US | 23 |
| Logan, US | 21 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 20 |
| Caldwell, US | 20 |
| Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record | 20 |
| Lubbock, US | 20 |
| Vancouver, CA | 19 |
| Moscow, US | 19 |
| CASlocation not on record | 18 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 17 |
| US | 14 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 13 |
| Austin, US | 12 |
| Emporia, US | 12 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 12 |
| Bloomington, US | 12 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 11 |
| WINlocation not on record | 11 |
| Fort Worth, US | 10 |
| San Angelo, US | 9 |
| Angwin, US | 9 |
| Denton, US | 8 |
| Yukon Universitylocation not on record | 8 |
| Davis, US | 8 |
| Pullman, US | 8 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 7 |
| Durango, US | 7 |
| Pittsburg, US | 7 |
| Cheney, US | 7 |
| Grand Junction, US | 7 |
| Mexico City, MX | 7 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 7 |
| Lincoln, US | 7 |
| Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 6 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 6 |
| Ensenada, MX | 6 |
| Bureau of Land Managementlocation not on record | 6 |
| Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record | 6 |
| Bangkok, TH | 6 |
| Durango, MX | 5 |
| Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record | 5 |
| US | 5 |
| Weber State Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Guasave, MX | 5 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 4 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 4 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 4 |
| Anchorage, US | 4 |
| Montréal, CA | 4 |
| Hermosillo, MX | 4 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 4 |
| Northridge, US | 4 |
| USFSlocation not on record | 4 |
| Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 3 |
| ANSMlocation not on record | 3 |
| VALElocation not on record | 3 |
| Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record | 3 |
| B.A. Bennett Herbariumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Canadian Museum of Naturelocation not on record | 3 |
| St. Paul, US | 3 |
| Durham, US | 3 |
| Henderson, US | 3 |
| Dekalb, US | 3 |
| Corvallis, US | 3 |
| Bureau of Land Management, Caliente Field Officelocation not on record | 3 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Truckee, US | 2 |
| Williamsburg, US | 2 |
| Davenport, US | 2 |
| San Jose, US | 2 |
| Tacoma, US | 2 |
| CHAPAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record | 2 |
| Los Angeles, US | 2 |
| Churchill Northern Studies Centrelocation not on record | 2 |
| Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahualocation not on record | 2 |
| Chapingo, MX | 2 |
| Burlington, US | 2 |
| Madison, US | 2 |
| KNFYlocation not on record | 2 |
| Millersville, US | 2 |
| Long Beach, US | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 2 |
| Yellowstone National Park Herbariumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Toronto, CA | 2 |
| College Park, US | 1 |
| Research Collection of Jonathan Farrlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tempe, US | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| FLASlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mérida, MX | 1 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 1 |
| Calabar, NG | 1 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Hamilton, US | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| Portland, US | 1 |
| CIIDIRlocation not on record | 1 |
| STNFlocation not on record | 1 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 1 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| CONCOLlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 1 |
| USFS/BHSClocation not on record | 1 |
| Royal Alberta Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record | 1 |
| Beijing, CN | 1 |
| Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record | 1 |
| New Haven, US | 1 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 1 |
| Stephenville, US | 1 |
| University of Lethbridgelocation not on record | 1 |
| Ashland, US | 1 |
| La Paz, MX | 1 |
| Brock University (BU)location not on record | 1 |
| DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record | 1 |
| HJAEFlocation not on record | 1 |
| Macomb, US | 1 |
| Morgantown, US | 1 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 1 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 1 |
| Paris, FR | 1 |
| Tromso University Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record | 1 |
| The University of Arizonalocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Linum lewisii 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.