Micranthes occidentalis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Saxifragaceae/Micranthes

At a glance

Occurrence records1 002

Data sources7

Biological traits10

DNA specimens6

eDNA detections5

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Micranthes occidentalis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 002 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics6 specimens↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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 sources10 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 002 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries5 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD6 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaTgenome

01Narrative

Micranthes occidentalis, commonly known as western saxifrage, is a species of flowering plant native to North America..

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology1

Seed mass0.021 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubalpine or subarctic

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding6 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 Micranthes occidentalis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens6

Marker genes4

eDNA detections5

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.

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plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Micranthes occidentalis 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.

Ploidypolyploid inferred

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 002 records

Wild obs. + sensor571

Museum / vouchered430

Cultivated / captive1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 636 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 accuracy90% within 1 km

≤100 m 358≤1 km 47≤10 km 23>10 km 20

448 georeferenced · 123 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor571

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 accuracy77% within 1 km

≤100 m 35≤1 km 34≤10 km 20>10 km 1

90 georeferenced · 340 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence430

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

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 institutions18 of 26 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Missoula, US	123
Vancouver, CA	79
Victoria, CA	65
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	46
WTUlocation not on record	36
Corvallis, US	12
Pullman, US	8
Moscow, US	7
Portland, US	7
Spearfish, US	6
Logan, US	5
Boise, US	5
Caldwell, US	4
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	4
Cheney, US	4
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	3
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record	3
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	3
Tampa, US	2
Bronx, US	1
DOI/NPS, Mount Rainier National Parklocation not on record	1
Bozeman, US	1
Pittsburg, US	1
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canadalocation not on record	1
Wuzhou, CN	1
Bloomington, US	1

26 institutions · 429 of 430 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA5 detections

Where the DNA of Micranthes occidentalis 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 found5

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 5 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

open grassy east-facing slope; also along ri…occasional on open, rocky, Dryas-willow slopeoccasional on moist, north-facing, steep roc…

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 median12.2 °C 12.2–12.2

Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.5 °C

Max temp (day)18.8 °C

Min temp (night)6.50 °C

Precipitation102 mm/mo

Air humidity52.3 %

Moisture balance-37.4 mm/mo

Vapour deficit690 Pa

Wind speed3.20 m/s

Cloud cover33.0 %

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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Micranthes occidentalis

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology1

Life cycle & reproduction2

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 002 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions18 of 26 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type1 002 records