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 Sorghastrum elliottii has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences3
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.
★matK1★rbcL2
plant barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualSorghastrum elliottii 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 — Hatch, S. L. 1980. Chromosome numbers of some grasses from the southwestern United States and Mexico. S. W. Naturalist 25: 278–280.
CCDB · book-fedorov — Brown W. V. 1950
CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Garber 1950
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 accuracy72% within 1 km
≤100 m 112≤1 km 9≤10 km 6>10 km 40
167 georeferenced · 29 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor196
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 accuracy46% within 1 km
≤100 m 25≤1 km 34≤10 km 55>10 km 13
127 georeferenced · 140 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence267
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 institutions28 of 49 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Jackson, US
24
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
22
Bronx, US
16
Austin, US
14
Williamsburg, US
13
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
13
Chapel Hill, US
13
Columbia, US
11
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
11
Knoxville, US
10
Tampa, US
8
GAlocation not on record
7
Bloomington, US
6
Fort Worth, US
6
US
6
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
6
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
6
Miami, US
5
BAYLUlocation not on record
4
College Park, US
4
Fairfax, US
4
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
4
Logan, US
4
Saint Louis, US
4
Clemson, US
3
Wuzhou, CN
3
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
3
AUAlocation not on record
3
Asheville, US
3
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
2
Auckland, NZ
2
San Angelo, US
2
Little Rock, US
2
EL PASO, US
2
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record
2
Tuscaloosa, US
2
Norfolk, US
1
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
West Virginia Wesleyan Collegelocation not on record
1
Fayetteville, US
1
University of South Carolina Salkehatchielocation not on record
1
Mississippi State, US
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
Comisión Técnico Consultiva de Coeficientes de Agostaderolocation not on record
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
Audubon Society -- Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuarylocation not on record
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
49 institutions · 263 of 267 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility463 records↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗