Penstemon auriberbis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Penstemon

At a glance

Occurrence records333

Data sources8

Biological traits9

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Penstemon auriberbis's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility333 records↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

Traits & measurements3 literature sources9 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS11 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF333 records

DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT743 Mbp

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

03Chemical composition11 compounds

Compounds documented for Penstemon auriberbis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile2 classes

Iridoids monoterpenoids10

Cinnamic acids and derivatives $ Phenylethanoids1

Documented compounds11 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
8-Epiloganin	present	LOTUS
[(1S,2S,4S,5S,6R,10S)-5-hydroxy-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-2-yl]methyl benzoate	present	LOTUS
[(1S,2S,4S,5S,6S,10S)-5-hydroxy-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-2-yl]methyl benzoate	present	LOTUS
[(1S,4aR,5S,7aS)-5-hydroxy-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-7-yl]methyl benzoate	present	LOTUS
Ajugol	present	LOTUS
Aucubin	present	LOTUS
Catalpol	present	LOTUS
Gardoside	present	LOTUS
Gardoside methyl ester	present	LOTUS
Plantarenaloside	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding1 sequences

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 Penstemon auriberbis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

Marker genes1

GenBank sequences1

The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species

ITSDQ534929.1 ↗597 bp

ACGT

ANAGNANNTNATANCACCTTNCTCGAAACCTGCAAAGCAGACCCGCGAACACGTGTTTAAACATCGAGGGGTCGAGGCGCGAGGGCCGCA …

Penstemon auriberbis internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence

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.

★ITS1

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT

The complete instruction manual Penstemon auriberbis 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.

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Genome size743 280 000 bp

Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

THIS GENOME Penstemon auriberbis0.74 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

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.

Chromosomes2n = 16 n = 8

Ploidy2× diploid · measured

Chromosome records16–162n range16median16mode3records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 163×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · kew

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database — ↗

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Freeman, C. C. 1983. Chromosome numbers in Great Plains species of Penstemon (Scrophulariaceae). Brittonia 35(3): 232–238.

CCDB · kew — Broderick SR, Stevens MR, Geary B, Love SL, Jellen EN, Dockter RB, Daley SL, Lindgren DT. 2011. A survey of Penstemon's genome size. Genome 54: 160-173.

n 81×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Freeman, C. C. 1983. Chromosome numbers in Great Plains species of Penstemon (Scrophulariaceae). Brittonia 35(3): 232–238.

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

diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type333 records

Wild obs. + sensor105

Museum / vouchered228

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO912 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 accuracy85% within 1 km

≤100 m 60≤1 km 6≤10 km 4>10 km 8

78 georeferenced · 27 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor105

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 accuracy40% within 1 km

≤100 m 16≤1 km 43≤10 km 66>10 km 21

146 georeferenced · 82 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence228

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 institutions14 of 19 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record	48
Bronx, US	45
Wuzhou, CN	27
Denver, US	26
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record	23
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record	17
Albuquerque, US	13
Logan, US	4
Pomona Collegelocation not on record	3
Provo, US	3
Waverly, US	3
Claremont, US	3
Grand Junction, US	3
Flagstaff, US	2
Lincoln, US	2
Bangkok, TH	2
Bloomington, US	2
Boise, US	1
ASUlocation not on record	1

19 institutions · 228 of 228 vouchered records shown

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