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 pilosa has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens6
Marker genes2
eDNA detections32
Countries2
Marker genes sequenced
★ 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.
★rbcLa★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPhlox pilosa 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 size4 689 510 000 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
HUMAN3.2 Gb
THIS GENOME Phlox pilosa4.69 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 = 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-atlas-flowering-plants
CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Flory 1934
n 72×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Levin, D. A. 1973. Accessory nucleoli in microsporocytes of hybrid Phlox. Chromosoma 41: 413–420.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — LEVIN, D. A. 1966. The Phlox pilosa complex: crossing and chromosome relationships. Brittonia 18: 142-162.
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 accuracy83% within 1 km
≤100 m 3 615≤1 km 667≤10 km 263>10 km 610
5 155 georeferenced · 1 156 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor6 311
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 accuracy33% within 1 km
≤100 m 40≤1 km 125≤10 km 266>10 km 73
504 georeferenced · 494 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence998
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 institutions69 of 101 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bronx, US
81
Fort Worth, US
59
BAYLUlocation not on record
59
Jackson, US
53
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
45
Philadelphia, US
44
Ann Arbor, US
43
Tampa, US
42
Austin, US
32
WTUlocation not on record
22
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
18
Saint Louis, US
18
Bangkok, TH
18
St. Paul, US
18
Green Bay, US
16
Denton, US
16
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
15
Emporia, US
15
Madison, US
15
AUAlocation not on record
14
Whitewater, US
14
Pittsburg, US
14
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
14
Miami, US
14
Davenport, US
14
Dekalb, US
13
Waverly, US
13
US
12
Bloomington, US
11
Tuscaloosa, US
11
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
9
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
9
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
9
US
8
Chicago, US
8
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
7
DOI/NPS, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Traillocation not on record
7
GAlocation not on record
6
Knoxville, US
6
Millersville, US
6
Lubbock, US
6
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
5
Conway, US
5
San Angelo, US
5
Mississippi State, US
5
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
5
Flagstaff, US
5
Fullerton, US
4
Turlock, US
4
EL PASO, US
4
Burlington, US
4
Logan, US
3
LINUlocation not on record
3
WINlocation not on record
3
Chapel Hill, US
3
Riverside, US
3
Wuzhou, CN
3
LDlocation not on record
2
Oswego, US
2
Paris, FR
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Longwood Universitylocation not on record
2
New Haven, US
2
Columbus State Universitylocation not on record
2
Mount Pleasant, US
2
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
2
Boise, US
2
Chadron, US
2
Denver, US
2
Oskarshamn, SE
2
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
2
Clemson, US
1
US
1
Fargo, US
1
Provo, US
1
Northridge, US
1
Norfolk, US
1
Moscow, US
1
Cambridge, US
1
Berlin, DE
1
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Cheney, US
1
Durango, MX
1
Taipei, TW
1
University of Wisconsinlocation not on record
1
Brookings, US
1
Wlocation not on record
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
1
GB
1
Lincoln, US
1
Science Museum of Minnesotalocation not on record
1
Santa Barbara, US
1
Montréal, CA
1
UMKClocation not on record
1
Stephenville, US
1
Meguro Parasitological Museumlocation not on record
1
Kirksville, US
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
Tempe, US
1
101 institutions · 976 of 998 vouchered records shown · 22 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA32 detections
Where the DNA of Phlox pilosa 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 found32
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 32 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median17.6 °C 14.3–19.9
Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.9 °C
Max temp (day)23.5 °C 19.1–24.4
Min temp (night)12.1 °C 10.3–16.1
Precipitation99.2 mm/mo 93.9–125
Air humidity56.8 % 55.9–58.1
Moisture balance-37.9 mm/mo -65.9–2.00
Vapour deficit888 Pa 707–989
Wind speed4.00 m/s 3.20–4.30
Cloud cover40.4 % 39.1–43.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility7 309 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI32 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics6 specimens↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗