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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements2 literature sources10 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF376 records
Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18
01Narrative
Solidago spectabilis is a species of goldenrod known by the common names Nevada goldenrod, basin goldenrod, and showy goldenrod. It is native to the western United States in the Great Basin and surrounding areas. It is found in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah. There are historical records saying it once grew in southwestern Idaho, but is now extirpated there.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapCalflora taxon report, University of California, Solidago spectabilis (D. Eaton) A. Gray, Nevada goldenrod, showy goldenrod This variety has also been seen in the western Montana county of Sanders.Seiver, Helena & David. The Flora and Fauna of Seiver Ranch Montana - A Field Guide (Self-Published). 2020. Solidago spectabilis grows in moist habitat, including bogs, meadows, seeps, streambanks, hot springs, and wet areas on alkali flats. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing one or more erect stems that can reach two meters (5 feet) in maximum height. It is mostly hairless but can have occasional patches of rough hairs. There is a basal rosette of fleshy, lance-shaped leaves measuring up to 25 centimeters (10 inches), the blades borne on winged petioles. The edges may be wavy or slightly toothed. Leaves farther up the stem are smaller and usually smooth-edged. The inflorescence is a large erect or arching array of many flower heads, with some containing up to 100 heads. Each flower head contains 8-22 yellow disc florets surrounded 5-15 narrow yellow ray florets each no more than 4 millimeters long.flora of North America, Solidago spectabilis (D. C. Eaton) A. Gray, 1882. Basin or Nevada goldenrod
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 Solidago spectabilis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualSolidago spectabilis 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.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C., J. G. Chmielewski & M. E. Lane. 1989. Chromosome number determinations in fam. Compositae, tribe Astereae. III. Additional counts and comments on generic limits and ancestral base numbers. Rhodora 91: 296–314.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C., J. G. Chmielewski & C. Xiang. 1992. Chromosome number determinations in fam. Compositae, tribe Astereae. IV. Additional reports and comments on the cytogeography and status of some species of Aster and Solidago. Rhodora 94: 48–62.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C., C. Xiang, J. Zhang, M. Horsburgh & R. Cook. 2001. Chromosme number determinations in Fam. Compositae, tribe Astereae. VI. Western North American taxa and comments on generic treatments of North American asters. Rhodora 103: 202–218.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — BEAUDRY, J.R. 1969. Etudes sur les Solidago L. IX. Une liste de nombres chromosomiques des taxons du genre Solidago et de certains genres voisins. Naturaliste Canad. 96: 103-114.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — BEAUDRY, J.R. 1970. Etudes sur les Solidago. XI. Caryotypes additionnels de taxon du genre Solidago L. Naturaliste Canad. 97: 431-445.
CCDB · eflora
n 92×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — SOLBRIG, Q.T., L.C. ANDERSON, D.W. KYHOS, & P.H. RAVEN. 1969. Chromosome numbers in Compositae. VIII: Astereae III. Amer. J. Bot. 56: 348-353.
CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — ANDERSON, L.C., D.W. KYHOS, T. MOSQUIN, A.M. POWEL~, & P.H. RAVEN. 1974. Chromosome numbers in Compositae. IX Haplopappus and other Astereae. Amer. J. Bot. 61: 665-671.
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 accuracy96% within 1 km
≤100 m 73≤1 km 4>10 km 3
80 georeferenced · 13 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor93
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 accuracy60% within 1 km
≤100 m 15≤1 km 53≤10 km 34>10 km 12
114 georeferenced · 169 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence283
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 institutions31 of 43 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
46
Claremont, US
25
Henderson, US
20
Riverside, US
18
Madison, US
10
Philadelphia, US
10
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
9
Moscow, US
9
CASlocation not on record
8
Corvallis, US
7
Phoenix, US
7
Chicago, US
7
Flagstaff, US
7
Logan, US
6
Caldwell, US
6
ASUlocation not on record
6
Angwin, US
5
Davis, US
5
San Luis Obispo, US
4
Los Angeles, US
4
US
3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
3
Arcata, US
3
San Jose, US
3
San Diego, US
3
Santa Barbara, US
3
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
2
Provo, US
2
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record
2
WTUlocation not on record
2
Wuzhou, CN
2
Bangkok, TH
2
INFlocation not on record
2
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
2
Boise, US
1
Chapel Hill, US
1
Davenport, US
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
KNFYlocation not on record
1
Irvine, US
1
EL PASO, US
1
Truckee, US
1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
1
43 institutions · 262 of 283 vouchered records shown · 21 without an institution code
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CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype