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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements3 literature sources21 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF978 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 16
01Narrative
Penstemon virgatus est une espèce de plantes de la famille des Plantaginacées, originaire d'Amérique du Nord. Elle est connue sous le nom de Upright Blue Beardtongue ou Wandbloom Beardtongue en anglais.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 virgatus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences2
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.
★ITS2
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPenstemon virgatus 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
n 81×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Schaack, C. G. 1987. Chromosome Number Reports 95. Taxon 36: 497.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy87% within 1 km
≤100 m 381≤1 km 64≤10 km 33>10 km 34
512 georeferenced · 165 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor677
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 accuracy41% within 1 km
≤100 m 25≤1 km 50≤10 km 98>10 km 8
181 georeferenced · 120 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence301
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 institutions28 of 40 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
93
Flagstaff, US
46
Denver, US
43
ASUlocation not on record
16
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
12
EL PASO, US
12
Phoenix, US
11
Claremont, US
8
Angwin, US
5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
5
USFSlocation not on record
5
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
3
Autlán de Navarro, MX
3
Bronx, US
3
Mexico City, MX
2
Moscow, US
2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
2
Durango, US
2
Santa Barbara, US
2
SEINetlocation not on record
2
Provo, US
2
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
2
Meguro Parasitological Museumlocation not on record
1
Philadelphia, US
1
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
1
Feira de Santana, BR
1
Austin, US
1
San Angelo, US
1
Burlington, US
1
Logan, US
1
Northridge, US
1
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciencelocation not on record
1
Grand Junction, US
1
Columbia, US
1
Riverside, US
1
Pocatello, US
1
Lincoln, US
1
Los Angeles, US
1
Bangkok, TH
1
BAYLUlocation not on record
1
40 institutions · 299 of 301 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility978 records↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗