Sisyrinchium idahoense, the Idaho blue-eyed grass, is a perennial that is native to western North America. It is not a true grass, but is instead in the family Iridaceae.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Sisyrinchium idahoense has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens15
Marker genes6
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections12
Countries2
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.
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06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT
The complete instruction manualSisyrinchium idahoense 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 size2 445 000 000 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 Sisyrinchium idahoense2.44 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.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Kenton, A. Y., P. J. Rudall & A. R. Johnson. 1986. Genome size variation in Sisyrinchium L. (Iridaceae) and its relationship to phenotype and habitat. Bot. Gaz. 147: 342–354.
CCDB · kew — Kenton AY, Rudall PJ, Johnson AR. 1986. Genome size variation in Sisyrinchium L. (Iridaceae) and its relationship to phenotype and habitat. Botanical Gazette 147: 342-345.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Kenton, A. Y., P. J. Rudall & A. R. Johnson. 1986. Genome size variation in Sisyrinchium L. (Iridaceae) and its relationship to phenotype and habitat. Bot. Gaz. 147: 342–354.
CCDB · kew — Kenton AY, Rudall PJ, Johnson AR. 1986. Genome size variation in Sisyrinchium L. (Iridaceae) and its relationship to phenotype and habitat. Botanical Gazette 147: 342-345.
2n 481×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — NA
n 325×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Henderson, D. M. 1976. A biosystematic study of Pacific Northwestern blue-eyed grasses (Sisyrinchium, Iridaceae). Brittonia 28: 149–176.
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Henderson 1976
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — NA
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 159≤1 km 26≤10 km 11>10 km 26
222 georeferenced · 50 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor272
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 accuracy66% within 1 km
≤100 m 30≤1 km 105≤10 km 65>10 km 4
204 georeferenced · 196 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence400
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 institutions45 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
Moscow, US
60
WTUlocation not on record
27
Riverside, US
26
Claremont, US
24
Angwin, US
23
Provo, US
20
Pocatello, US
20
San Diego, US
14
Boise, US
13
Davis, US
11
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
10
Bronx, US
9
Victoria, CA
8
Logan, US
7
Truckee, US
7
Santa Barbara, US
6
Missoula, US
6
Orem, US
5
Portland, US
5
Vancouver, CA
5
Pullman, US
4
Cheney, US
4
Denver, US
4
VALElocation not on record
3
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
3
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
3
San Jose, US
3
Long Beach, US
3
US
3
Madison, US
3
Ensenada, MX
2
Saint Louis, US
2
Yellowstone National Park Herbariumlocation not on record
2
Kew, GB
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
2
Corvallis, US
2
CASlocation not on record
2
Arcata, US
2
University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record
2
Bloomington, US
2
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record
1
KNFHClocation not on record
1
Ashland, US
1
Albuquerque, US
1
US
1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
1
Bozeman, US
1
Montréal, CA
1
Wuzhou, CN
1
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
1
INFlocation not on record
1
San Bernardino, US
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
Porto Alegre, BR
1
Turlock, US
1
Henderson, US
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
Irvine, US
1
Bandelier National Monumentlocation not on record
1
University of British Columbialocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preservelocation not on record
1
Caldwell, US
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
South Kensington, GB
1
65 institutions · 385 of 400 vouchered records shown · 15 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA12 detections
Where the DNA of Sisyrinchium idahoense 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 found12
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 12 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
WetlandSlightly undulating, sloping area with dry u…Grassy track depression in wet field
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 median12.5 °C 10.5–13.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter24.7 °C
Max temp (day)17.4 °C 15.5–19.9
Min temp (night)8.20 °C 4.00–9.70
Precipitation79.6 mm/mo 49.3–97.3
Air humidity57.3 % 52.2–59.2
Moisture balance-52.5 mm/mo -82.5–-31.0
Vapour deficit621 Pa 563–772
Wind speed3.70 m/s 2.60–5.80
Cloud cover36.7 % 29.8–43.8
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 7 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility672 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI12 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics15 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
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↗