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Traits & measurements3 literature sources6 traits
Chemical compositionLOTUS1 compounds
Occurrence & distributionGBIF371 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
Genome at a glanceGoaT719 Mbp
02Traits & measurements
SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY
Size & morphology1
Seed mass2.11 mg
Life cycle & reproduction2
Life formperennial
Life spanperennial
Habitat & environment3
Climatetemperate
Climberself-supporting
Growth formSubshrub, Forb/herb
03Chemical composition1 compounds
Compounds documented for Penstemon fremontii across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile1 class
Anthocyanidins1
Documented compounds1 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
Delphinidin 3,5-diglucoside
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 fremontii 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
★ 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 glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualPenstemon fremontii 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 size718 830 000 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 fremontii0.72 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.
Ploidy2× diploid · measured
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
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type371 records
Wild obs. + sensor37
Museum / vouchered334
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 156 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 accuracy100% within 1 km
≤100 m 28≤1 km 3
31 georeferenced · 6 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor37
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 accuracy66% within 1 km
≤100 m 31≤1 km 55≤10 km 40>10 km 5
131 georeferenced · 203 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence334
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 institutions16 of 24 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bronx, US
91
Wuzhou, CN
48
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
47
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
46
Provo, US
39
Logan, US
17
Denver, US
10
Grand Junction, US
7
Moscow, US
5
Orem, US
4
Claremont, US
3
WTUlocation not on record
2
Lincoln, US
2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
2
Riverside, US
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
Clemson, US
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Northridge, US
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
1
Bozeman, US
1
Macomb, US
1
Bangkok, TH
1
24 institutions · 333 of 334 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code
