Penstemon wilcoxii

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Penstemon

At a glance

Occurrence records1 121

Data sources7

Biological traits85

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

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

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 121 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & 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 & measurements4 literature sources85 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 121 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT699 Mbp

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTUSDATRY

Size & morphology4

Plant height0.91 m

Seed mass0.17 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.17 mg · GIFT: 0.652 mg

Seed mass max0.17 mg

Seed mass min0.17 mg

Life cycle & reproduction24

After harvest regrowth rateSlow

Bloom periodLate Spring

Coppice potentialNo

Flower colourpurple

Flower conspicuousYes

Fruit seed period beginSpring

Fruit seed period endSummer

Growth rate USDAModerate

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Lifespan categoryLong

Propagated by bare rootNo

Propagated by bulbNo

Propagated by containerNo

Propagated by cormNo

Propagated by cuttingsNo

Propagated by seedYes

Propagated by sodNo

Propagated by sprigsNo

Propagated by tubersNo

Resprout abilityNo

Seed spread rateSlow

Seedling vigorMedium

Vegetative spread rateNone

Habitat & environment22

Active growth periodSpring and Summer

Adapted to coarse textured soilsYes

Adapted to fine textured soilsNo

Adapted to medium textured soilsYes

BloatNone

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Foliage colorYellow-Green

Foliage porosity summerPorous

Foliage porosity winterPorous

Foliage textureMedium

Fruit colourbrown

Growth formSubshrub, Forb/herb

Growth form USDASingle Crown

Hedge toleranceNone

Known allelopathNo

Leaf retentionNo

Low growing grassNo

Root depth min14 in

Shape and orientationErect

Small grainNo

Woodinessvariable

Physiology & chemistry18

Anaerobic toleranceNone

C:N ratioMedium

Caco3 toleranceMedium

Cold stratification requiredNo

Drought toleranceHigh

Fertility requirementLow

Fire resistantNo

Fire toleranceLow

Frost free days min120 days

Moisture useLow

Nitrogen fixation levelNone

Precipitation max24 in

Precipitation min16 in

Salinity toleranceNone

Shade toleranceHigh

Soil pH max8 pH

Soil pH min6.3 pH

Temperature min-33 °F

Uses & economy13

Berry nut seed productNo

Christmas tree productNo

Commercial availabilityContracting Only

Fodder productNo

Lumber productNo

Naval store productNo

Nursery stock productNo

Palatable humanNo

Post productNo

Pulpwood productNo

Seeds per pound400 000 per lb

ToxicityNone

Veneer productNo

Other traits4

Fall conspicuousNo

Fruit seed abundanceMedium

Fruit seed conspicuousNo

Fruit seed persistenceNo

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 wilcoxii has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT

The complete instruction manual Penstemon wilcoxii 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 size699 270 000 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 wilcoxii0.70 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.

Chromosomes2n = 16 n = 8

Ploidy2× diploid · measured

Chromosome records16–162n range16median16mode2records

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

2n 162×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · kew

GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database — ↗

CCDB · kew — Broderick SR, Stevens MR, Geary B, Love SL, Jellen EN, Dockter RB, Daley SL, Lindgren DT. 2011. A survey of Penstemon's genome size. Genome 54: 160-173.

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 121 records

Wild obs. + sensor193

Museum / vouchered928

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 860 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 accuracy90% within 1 km

≤100 m 111≤1 km 19≤10 km 10>10 km 4

144 georeferenced · 49 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor193

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 accuracy47% within 1 km

≤100 m 64≤1 km 208≤10 km 274>10 km 28

574 georeferenced · 354 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence928

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 institutions26 of 34 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
WTUlocation not on record	162
Pullman, US	155
Moscow, US	148
Bronx, US	123
Missoula, US	96
Boise, US	66
Corvallis, US	38
Pocatello, US	24
Bozeman, US	23
Provo, US	18
Caldwell, US	13
Logan, US	13
Wuzhou, CN	11
Philadelphia, US	5
Flagstaff, US	4
CASlocation not on record	4
ASUlocation not on record	3
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record	3
Bangkok, TH	2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	2
Riverside, US	2
Weber State Universitylocation not on record	1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Denver, US	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Columbia, US	1
Phoenix, US	1
San Angelo, US	1
Beijing, CN	1
Claremont, US	1
Brookings, US	1
Tacoma, US	1
Minia, EG	1

34 institutions · 928 of 928 vouchered records shown

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Penstemon wilcoxii

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology4

Life cycle & reproduction24

Habitat & environment22

Physiology & chemistry18

Uses & economy13

Other traits4

At a glance

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 121 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions26 of 34 geolocated

Record type1 121 records