Panicum hirticaule is a species of grass known by the common names Mexican panicgrass and roughstalked witchgrass. It is also known as the Sonoran millet, and is cultivated as a cereal crop in the American Southwest.
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 hirticaule has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences2
eDNA detections2
Countries1
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.
★rbcLa★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPanicum hirticaule 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.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy91% within 1 km
≤100 m 32≤1 km 7>10 km 4
43 georeferenced · 13 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor56
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 accuracy85% within 1 km
≤100 m 349≤1 km 46≤10 km 60>10 km 11
466 georeferenced · 725 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 191
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 institutions63 of 110 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
131
Mexico City, MX
93
Saint Louis, US
91
ASUlocation not on record
77
Austin, US
63
Durango, MX
60
Riverside, US
50
Flagstaff, US
43
San Diego, US
41
EL PASO, US
39
Phoenix, US
33
Bronx, US
30
Albuquerque, US
26
Kew, GB
21
Austin, US
21
Zacatecas, MX
19
Claremont, US
18
Puerto Ayora, EC
18
Hermosillo, MX
17
Autlán de Navarro, MX
17
La Paz, MX
16
Ann Arbor, US
15
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
14
Mérida, MX
10
Guasave, MX
10
Juriquilla, MX
8
Xiamen, CN
7
CASlocation not on record
7
Culiacán, MX
6
Altos de Pipe, VE
6
Tampa, US
6
Ensenada, MX
5
Logan, US
4
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
4
Mexico City, MX
4
Bloomington, US
4
San Angelo, US
4
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
4
CJBGlocation not on record
4
California Academy of Scienceslocation not on record
3
Fort Worth, US
3
Chicago, US
3
MEXUlocation not on record
3
Santa Barbara, US
3
USFSlocation not on record
3
Herbario de la Universidad Tecnológica Indoaméricalocation not on record
2
Ciudad de México, MX
2
Mexico City, MX
2
Provo, US
2
Universidad Autónoma de Occidentelocation not on record
2
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
2
Tempe, US
2
Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicolocation not on record
2
Los Angeles, US
2
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
2
NO DISPONIBLElocation not on record
2
LGlocation not on record
2
Montecillo, Texcoco, MX
2
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record
2
San Luis Obispo, US
2
Tapachula, MX
2
XALlocation not on record
2
New Mexico State Universitylocation not on record
2
San José, CR
2
Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahualocation not on record
2
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
2
Cambridge, US
2
Angwin, US
2
Ciudad Juárez, MX
2
GB
2
LDlocation not on record
2
Glocation not on record
2
León, NI
2
Universidad de El Salvadorlocation not on record
2
Irvine, US
2
Wuzhou, CN
2
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
Cenargenlocation not on record
1
Comisión Técnico Consultiva de Coeficientes de Agostaderolocation not on record
1
Mazatlán, MX
1
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduraslocation not on record
1
Montpellier, FR
1
Universidad de Guayaquillocation not on record
1
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record
1
New Mexico State Universitylocation not on record
1
Centro de Investigación Regional Norte Centro, Campo Experimental La Campana, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuariaslocation not on record
1
OTSlocation not on record
1
US
1
DanBIFlocation not on record
1
Calabar, NG
1
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record
1
Sociedad Para el Estudio de los Recursos Bioticos de Oaxacalocation not on record
1
Universidad Nacional de Misiones- CONICETlocation not on record
1
Masindi, UG
1
San Isidro, AR
1
Salamanca, ES
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
1
Davis, US
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
Madison, US
1
Lubbock, US
1
San Francisco, US
1
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
1
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
1
HCIBlocation not on record
1
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV
1
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
1
INBIOlocation not on record
1
Paleontological Collectionlocation not on record
1
110 institutions · 1 160 of 1 191 vouchered records shown · 31 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Panicum hirticaule 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 found2
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median28.5 °C 28.5–28.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.40 °C
Max temp (day)30.2 °C
Min temp (night)26.9 °C
Precipitation154 mm/mo
Air humidity63.3 %
Moisture balance-47.2 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,421 Pa
Wind speed2.90 m/s
Cloud cover32.7 %
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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 370 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗