⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Woodinesswoody
⚠ sources differ — TRY: woody · GIFT: non-woody
Physiology & chemistry1
Wood density438 mg/cm³
03Chemical composition58 compounds
Compounds documented for Penstemon centranthifolius across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 centranthifolius has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences3
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★ITS3★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualPenstemon centranthifolius 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 size≈4 471 593 bp assembly estimate
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
THIS GENOME Penstemon centranthifolius0.0045 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Assembly levelContig
Completeness0.1% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type5 132 records
Wild obs. + sensor3 959
Museum / vouchered1 173
Origin
Native219
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO6 892 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 accuracy91% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 309≤1 km 290≤10 km 168>10 km 88
2 855 georeferenced · 1 104 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor3 959
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 accuracy55% within 1 km
≤100 m 103≤1 km 233≤10 km 247>10 km 23
606 georeferenced · 567 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 173
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 institutions42 of 56 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
San Diego, US
245
Claremont, US
241
Riverside, US
135
Santa Barbara, US
77
San Luis Obispo, US
37
Bronx, US
36
Davis, US
27
US
24
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
21
WTUlocation not on record
17
ASUlocation not on record
17
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
16
Long Beach, US
15
Northridge, US
14
Los Angeles, US
13
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
12
Arcata, US
11
Ensenada, MX
11
Phoenix, US
10
Logan, US
9
Wuzhou, CN
8
Austin, US
7
EL PASO, US
7
Mexico City, MX
7
Irvine, US
7
San Bernardino, US
6
Durango, MX
5
Flagstaff, US
4
Provo, US
4
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record
4
Angwin, US
4
Pullman, US
3
Mexico City, MX
3
South Kensington, GB
3
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
3
Saint Louis, US
2
San Jose, US
2
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
2
Santa Cruz, US
2
Bloomington, US
2
La Paz, MX
2
CASlocation not on record
2
Dekalb, US
2
Bangkok, TH
2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
2
Davenport, US
1
Chicago, US
1
Turlock, US
1
Calabar, NG
1
San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
San Juan College School of Science Math & Engineeringlocation not on record
1
Austin, US
1
Puebla, MX
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
56 institutions · 1 094 of 1 173 vouchered records shown · 79 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Penstemon centranthifolius 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 median21.2 °C 21.2–21.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.1 °C
Max temp (day)30.0 °C
Min temp (night)12.9 °C
Precipitation2.50 mm/mo
Air humidity37.6 %
Moisture balance-234 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,583 Pa
Wind speed7.00 m/s
Cloud cover19.9 %
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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 132 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗