Penstemon oliganthus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Penstemon

At a glance

Occurrence records158

Data sources5

Biological traits9

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

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

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility158 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page3 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

Occurrence & distributionGBIF158 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 16

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 & barcodingmolecular

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 oliganthus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Penstemon oliganthus 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.

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

Ploidydiploid inferred

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

2n 161×CCDB · book-ipcn65

CCDB · book-ipcn65 — Crosswhite 1965b

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type158 records

Wild obs. + sensor34

Museum / vouchered124

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO424 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 accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 23≤1 km 3≤10 km 1>10 km 1

28 georeferenced · 6 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor34

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 accuracy36% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 25≤10 km 47>10 km 2

77 georeferenced · 47 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence124

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 institutions9 of 15 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Albuquerque, US	54
Flagstaff, US	24
ASUlocation not on record	13
Bronx, US	8
Phoenix, US	7
Pullman, US	4
EL PASO, US	3
Mexico City, MX	2
WTUlocation not on record	2
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record	2
USFSlocation not on record	1
Riverside, US	1
Pomona Collegelocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record	1

15 institutions · 124 of 124 vouchered records shown

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