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 nivalis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
eDNA detections2
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPhlox nivalis 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-fedorov
CCDB · book-fedorov — Flory 1937a
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 accuracy71% within 1 km
≤100 m 168≤1 km 21≤10 km 16>10 km 62
267 georeferenced · 31 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor298
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 accuracy22% within 1 km
≤100 m 4≤1 km 20≤10 km 45>10 km 42
111 georeferenced · 104 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence215
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 institutions22 of 36 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bangkok, TH
32
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
31
Tampa, US
18
Chapel Hill, US
14
Philadelphia, US
13
Columbia, US
13
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
11
Austin, US
9
GAlocation not on record
8
Miami, US
6
WTUlocation not on record
6
Bloomington, US
5
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
5
Clemson, US
4
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
4
Mississippi State, US
4
Saint Louis, US
4
Burlington, US
3
AUAlocation not on record
3
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
2
Tuscaloosa, US
2
Görlitz, DE
1
Norfolk, US
1
Conway, US
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
BAYLUlocation not on record
1
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
1
Asheville, US
1
Flagstaff, US
1
Long Beach, US
1
Audubon Society -- Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuarylocation not on record
1
Knoxville, US
1
University of North Carolina at Pembrokelocation not on record
1
University of South Carolina Salkehatchielocation not on record
1
Edmonton, CA
1
Williamsburg, US
1
36 institutions · 212 of 215 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Phlox nivalis 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 found2
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 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.
