Mimulus alatus
Aiton · speciesAt a glance
Sources6 archives
Databases and archives Mimulus alatus's data was compiled from.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 040 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics20 specimens↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Size & morphology2
Life cycle & reproduction26
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment24
Physiology & chemistry17
Uses & economy15
Other traits6
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 Mimulus alatus 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 Mimulus alatus 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.
n 111×CCDB · book-ipcn72
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale
Record type5 040 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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions65 of 96 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Wuzhou, CN | 112 |
| Bloomington, US | 94 |
| Saint Louis, US | 82 |
| Philadelphia, US | 68 |
| Bronx, US | 63 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 59 |
| Williamsburg, US | 46 |
| Jackson, US | 43 |
| Bangkok, TH | 32 |
| Tuscaloosa, US | 26 |
| Fort Worth, US | 25 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 22 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 20 |
| New Haven, US | 19 |
| DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record | 18 |
| Fayetteville, US | 18 |
| Columbia, US | 18 |
| Austin, US | 17 |
| College Park, US | 17 |
| Knoxville, US | 16 |
| Pittsburg, US | 12 |
| GAlocation not on record | 12 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 10 |
| University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record | 9 |
| Morgantown, US | 9 |
| US | 7 |
| Allentown, US | 6 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record | 6 |
| Mexico City, MX | 6 |
| Mississippi State, US | 6 |
| China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Kirksville, US | 5 |
| Fairfax, US | 5 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 4 |
| Provo, US | 4 |
| Washington, US | 4 |
| GB | 4 |
| Edmonton, CA | 4 |
| EL PASO, US | 4 |
| Richmond, US | 4 |
| Millersville, US | 4 |
| Norfolk, US | 4 |
| Little Rock, US | 4 |
| Tampa, US | 4 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 3 |
| Flagstaff, US | 3 |
| Conway, US | 3 |
| Smithsonian Institutionlocation not on record | 3 |
| Phoenix, US | 3 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 3 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 3 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Philadelphia, US | 3 |
| Burlington, US | 3 |
| DOI/NPS, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Traillocation not on record | 2 |
| Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record | 2 |
| Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Tennessee Technological Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Miami, US | 2 |
| Jefferson City, US | 2 |
| Northridge, US | 2 |
| Macomb, US | 2 |
| Springfield, US | 2 |
| Long Beach, US | 2 |
| Dover, US | 2 |
| Minia, EG | 2 |
| San Angelo, US | 2 |
| Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record | 2 |
| Boise, US | 2 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Grand Junction, US | 1 |
| Kingston, US | 1 |
| University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Dekalb, US | 1 |
| Johnson City, US | 1 |
| Riverside, US | 1 |
| James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record | 1 |
| New Brunswick, US | 1 |
| Tulane Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Elikins, US | 1 |
| Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| LINUlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of South Carolina Salkehatchielocation not on record | 1 |
| Staten Island, US | 1 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembrokelocation not on record | 1 |
| Green Bay, US | 1 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 1 |
| ILLSlocation not on record | 1 |
| Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record | 1 |
| Baltimore, US | 1 |
| Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record | 1 |
| Clemson, US | 1 |
| Corvallis, US | 1 |
| Due West, US | 1 |
Where the DNA of Mimulus alatus 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.