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 Phlox carolina has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences7
eDNA detections7
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.
★ITS7
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPhlox carolina 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 = 14 n = 7
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 141×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — SMITH, D. M., & D. A. LEVIN. 1967. Karyotypes of eastern North American Phlox. Am. Jour. Bot. 54: 324-334.
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 accuracy77% within 1 km
≤100 m 379≤1 km 98≤10 km 51>10 km 94
622 georeferenced · 141 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor763
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 accuracy42% within 1 km
≤100 m 17≤1 km 19≤10 km 36>10 km 14
86 georeferenced · 87 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence173
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 46 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Jackson, US
22
Bangkok, TH
17
GAlocation not on record
14
Chapel Hill, US
12
Bronx, US
10
Tuscaloosa, US
9
Philadelphia, US
8
Columbia, US
6
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
6
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
5
AUAlocation not on record
5
Clemson, US
5
Asheville, US
4
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
4
BAYLUlocation not on record
3
Williamsburg, US
3
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
2
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
2
EL PASO, US
2
Fairfax, US
2
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record
2
Mississippi State, US
2
Denver, US
2
Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record
2
Burlington, US
2
Phoenix, US
1
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
1
Little Rock, US
1
Universität Göttingenlocation not on record
1
University of South Carolina Salkehatchielocation not on record
1
Audubon Society -- Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuarylocation not on record
1
Saint Louis, US
1
Riverside, US
1
Norfolk, US
1
Northridge, US
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Due West, US
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
University of North Carolina at Pembrokelocation not on record
1
Minia, EG
1
San Angelo, US
1
Lubbock, US
1
Helsinki, FI
1
46 institutions · 172 of 173 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA7 detections
Where the DNA of Phlox carolina was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found7
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 7 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility937 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
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