Micranthes odontoloma is a species of flowering plant known by the common name brook saxifrage. It is native to much of western North America, where it can be found in many types of moist and rocky habitat types. It is a perennial herb growing from a caudex and rhizome system. It produces a clump of leaves with rounded, toothed, or scalloped blades on long, thin petioles. The branching inflorescence arises on a slender, erect peduncle up to half a meter tall bearing many flowers. Each flower has five teardrop-shaped white petals with threadlike bases, and stamens with flat, narrow filaments that sometimes resemble additional petals. The leaves are edible, and can be cooked to reduce their toughness.
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 Micranthes odontoloma has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens10
Marker genes6
GenBank sequences9
eDNA detections6
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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 manualMicranthes odontoloma 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
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy92% within 1 km
≤100 m 935≤1 km 127≤10 km 55>10 km 36
1 153 georeferenced · 418 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 571
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 accuracy70% within 1 km
≤100 m 92≤1 km 185≤10 km 106>10 km 12
395 georeferenced · 449 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence844
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 institutions41 of 60 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Pullman, US
148
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
104
Corvallis, US
75
Missoula, US
71
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
54
WTUlocation not on record
34
Boise, US
33
Davis, US
26
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
23
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
22
Vancouver, CA
18
Denver, US
17
CASlocation not on record
14
Orem, US
14
Pittsburg, US
13
Caldwell, US
13
Logan, US
12
Moscow, US
11
Santa Barbara, US
8
Wuzhou, CN
7
San Diego, US
7
Northridge, US
7
Chadron, US
7
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
6
Provo, US
6
Pocatello, US
6
Los Angeles, US
5
Durango, US
5
Bloomington, US
4
Truckee, US
4
San Jose, US
4
San Luis Obispo, US
4
Ashland, US
4
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
3
Riverside, US
3
ASUlocation not on record
3
Flagstaff, US
3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
3
University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record
3
Henderson, US
2
Grand Junction, US
2
Mississippi State, US
2
Portland, US
2
US
2
St. Paul, US
2
Cslocation not on record
2
Tampa, US
2
Beijing, CN
1
Yellowstone National Park Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Dekalb, US
1
Albuquerque, US
1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Mount Rainier National Parklocation not on record
1
Whitehorse, CA
1
STNFlocation not on record
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record
1
Durham, US
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Claremont, US
1
60 institutions · 833 of 844 vouchered records shown · 11 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA6 detections
Where the DNA of Micranthes odontoloma 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
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 6 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
Roadside seep with Equisetum spp., Carex spp…
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 median12.5 °C 12.5–14.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.7 °C
Max temp (day)20.0 °C 19.3–21.5
Min temp (night)7.00 °C 6.70–7.80
Precipitation55.7 mm/mo 42.2–64.7
Air humidity55.5 % 47.9–57.8
Moisture balance-80.5 mm/mo -87.7–-75.4
Vapour deficit642 Pa 615–867
Wind speed3.30 m/s 1.90–3.60
Cloud cover34.0 % 26.9–34.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 415 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗