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Traits & measurements3 literature sources9 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF527 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
Genome at a glanceGoaT763 Mbp
02Traits & measurements
SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY
Life cycle & reproduction2
Life formperennial
Life spanperennial
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment6
Aquaticterrestrial
Climatesubalpine or subarctic
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Growth formherb
Woodinessnon-woody
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 hallii 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 hallii 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 size762 840 000 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 hallii0.76 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 type527 records
Wild obs. + sensor291
Museum / vouchered236
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO916 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 accuracy88% within 1 km
≤100 m 128≤1 km 22≤10 km 17>10 km 4
171 georeferenced · 120 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor291
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 accuracy56% within 1 km
≤100 m 29≤1 km 54≤10 km 62>10 km 3
148 georeferenced · 88 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence236
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 22 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
54
Denver, US
49
Bronx, US
35
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
33
Wuzhou, CN
14
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
12
WTUlocation not on record
5
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
5
Provo, US
4
Claremont, US
4
Albuquerque, US
3
Flagstaff, US
3
Pullman, US
3
Durango, US
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Grand Junction, US
2
Pomona Collegelocation not on record
1
Chadron, US
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
Bangkok, TH
1
Bloomington, US
1
22 institutions · 236 of 236 vouchered records shown
