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 multiflorus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Countries1
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type940 records
Wild obs. + sensor759
Museum / vouchered181
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO2 208 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 accuracy80% within 1 km
≤100 m 337≤1 km 143≤10 km 30>10 km 90
600 georeferenced · 159 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor759
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 accuracy18% within 1 km
≤100 m 3≤1 km 3≤10 km 5>10 km 23
34 georeferenced · 147 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence181
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 institutions17 of 28 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Tampa, US
60
Bronx, US
34
Miami, US
23
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
13
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
7
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
7
Bangkok, TH
7
Saint Louis, US
6
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
4
Wuzhou, CN
2
Knoxville, US
1
Northridge, US
1
San Angelo, US
1
Florida Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
Boise, US
1
Columbia, US
1
Philadelphia, US
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
1
Flagstaff, US
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
GAlocation not on record
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Jackson, US
1
Pullman, US
1
Bloomington, US
1
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
1
28 institutions · 181 of 181 vouchered records shown
