Panicum flexile, commonly called wiry panicgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family (Poaceae). It is primarily native to eastern to North America, where it has a scattered and localized distribution. It is typically found in mafic or calcareous open areas, both wet and dry, particularly associated with limestone. Panicum flexile is a rather delicate annual grass. It can be distinguished from similar-looking Panicum by its long-acuminate spikelets arranged in a slender, elongated panicle.
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 Panicum flexile has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens18
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences4
eDNA detections11
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
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type703 records
Wild obs. + sensor139
Museum / vouchered554
Other10
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO2 132 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 accuracy51% within 1 km
≤100 m 54≤1 km 4≤10 km 2>10 km 53
113 georeferenced · 26 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor139
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 accuracy50% within 1 km
≤100 m 34≤1 km 97≤10 km 107>10 km 22
260 georeferenced · 294 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence554
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 institutions58 of 80 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bloomington, US
67
Wuzhou, CN
55
Saint Louis, US
48
Chapel Hill, US
39
Ann Arbor, US
22
Madison, US
18
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
16
Knoxville, US
16
Logan, US
14
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
13
Tampa, US
12
Little Rock, US
11
Bronx, US
11
Fayetteville, US
10
Jackson, US
9
Columbus State Universitylocation not on record
9
Toronto, CA
8
Québec, CA
8
Burlington, US
7
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
7
Tuscaloosa, US
6
US
6
Mississippi State, US
5
Richmond, US
5
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
5
GAlocation not on record
5
Dekalb, US
5
GB
5
Fairfax, US
4
Emporia, US
4
Montréal, CA
4
Williamsburg, US
4
Paris, FR
3
Pittsburg, US
3
San Angelo, US
3
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
3
Norfolk, US
3
Green Bay, US
3
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
3
Fort Worth, US
2
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
2
Durango, MX
2
LINUlocation not on record
2
Miami, US
2
Springfield, US
2
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
2
Clemson, US
2
Jefferson City, US
2
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record
2
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
2
Whitehorse, CA
2
Université Lavallocation not on record
2
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
2
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
2
BAYLUlocation not on record
2
Elikins, US
2
Berlin, DE
1
Kew, GB
1
Edmonton, CA
1
Beijing, CN
1
Royal Botanical Gardenslocation not on record
1
Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record
1
Columbia, US
1
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
1
Millersville, US
1
Guasave, MX
1
Lubbock, US
1
Whitewater, US
1
Oswego, US
1
Moscow, US
1
Ciudad de México, MX
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Mount Berry, US
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
Boise, US
1
Morgantown, US
1
Mount Pleasant, US
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Auckland, NZ
1
80 institutions · 537 of 554 vouchered records shown · 16 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA11 detections
Where the DNA of Panicum flexile 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 found11
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 11 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
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 median23.2 °C 17.9–24.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter20.1 °C
Max temp (day)29.1 °C 23.7–30.2
Min temp (night)19.1 °C 13.2–20.4
Precipitation92.8 mm/mo 83.4–115
Air humidity57.8 % 56.0–59.8
Moisture balance-36.0 mm/mo -44.7–5.20
Vapour deficit1,208 Pa 873–1,325
Wind speed2.80 m/s 1.90–3.30
Cloud cover29.4 % 28.2–38.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 11 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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ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics18 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
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