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 Scutellaria elliptica has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens6
Marker genes3
eDNA detections3
Countries1
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.
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plant barcodemarker
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type2 306 records
Wild obs. + sensor1 930
Museum / vouchered376
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO6 564 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 accuracy82% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 048≤1 km 230≤10 km 86>10 km 194
1 558 georeferenced · 372 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 930
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 18≤1 km 67≤10 km 88>10 km 36
209 georeferenced · 167 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence376
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 institutions47 of 65 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
55
Williamsburg, US
40
Bangkok, TH
29
Allentown, US
23
Tuscaloosa, US
19
College Park, US
19
Jackson, US
11
Chapel Hill, US
10
Wuzhou, CN
9
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
9
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
8
Columbia, US
7
Saint Louis, US
7
Millersville, US
7
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
6
Staten Island, US
6
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
5
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
5
Mississippi State, US
5
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
4
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
4
BAYLUlocation not on record
4
Asheville, US
4
Clemson, US
4
Fayetteville, US
3
Norfolk, US
3
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
3
Fort Worth, US
3
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
3
Flagstaff, US
3
Knoxville, US
3
Baltimore, US
3
Richmond, US
3
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
2
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record
2
Smithsonian Institutionlocation not on record
2
Philadelphia, US
2
Ann Arbor, US
2
AUAlocation not on record
2
Tennessee Technological Universitylocation not on record
2
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
2
Bronx, US
2
Burlington, US
2
US
2
Hudson, US
1
Emporia, US
1
Denver, US
1
Austin, US
1
Davenport, US
1
Fairfax, US
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Fredericksburg, US
1
Beijing, CN
1
Due West, US
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
US
1
Mount Berry, US
1
Dover, US
1
Tempe, US
1
Davis, US
1
Phoenix, US
1
San Angelo, US
1
Dekalb, US
1
Washington, US
1
65 institutions · 370 of 376 vouchered records shown · 6 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Scutellaria elliptica 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 found3
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median21.0 °C 21.0–21.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.3 °C
Max temp (day)26.2 °C
Min temp (night)15.4 °C
Precipitation107 mm/mo
Air humidity56.1 %
Moisture balance-44.3 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,090 Pa
Wind speed2.70 m/s
Cloud cover36.7 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 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.
