Spiranthes lucida

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Spiranthes

At a glance

Occurrence records872

Data sources10

Biological traits10

DNA specimens4

eDNA detections4

Sources10 archives

Databases and archives Spiranthes lucida's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility872 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources10 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF872 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries4 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD4 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 44

01Narrative

Spiranthes lucida, the shining ladies'-tresses, is a species of orchid native to northeastern North America.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formhemicryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding4 specimens

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 Spiranthes lucida has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens4

Marker genes2

eDNA detections4

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★ITS

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Spiranthes lucida 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.

Chromosomes2n = 44 n = 22

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 441×CCDB · eflora

CCDB · eflora

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type872 records

Wild obs. + sensor609

Museum / vouchered263

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 732 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 accuracy21% within 1 km

≤100 m 101≤1 km 19≤10 km 42>10 km 413

575 georeferenced · 34 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor609

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 accuracy13% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 7≤10 km 61>10 km 21

94 georeferenced · 169 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence263

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 institutions26 of 34 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Université Lavallocation not on record	39
Chicago, US	31
Saint Louis, US	23
Ann Arbor, US	23
New Haven, US	15
Philadelphia, US	14
Bronx, US	12
Toronto, CA	11
Montréal, CA	9
Québec, CA	9
Saint John, CA	7
South Kensington, GB	6
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	5
Madison, US	4
Tampa, US	4
Acadia Universitylocation not on record	3
Fairfax, US	2
Elikins, US	2
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record	2
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	2
Bloomington, US	1
Pullman, US	1
Morgantown, US	1
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record	1
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Fort Worth, US	1
Little Rock, US	1
Fullerton, US	1
Pittsburg, US	1
Chicago, US	1
Wuzhou, CN	1
Millersville, US	1
Trois-Rivières, CA	1
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record	1

34 institutions · 237 of 263 vouchered records shown · 26 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA4 detections

Where the DNA of Spiranthes lucida 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 found4

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 4 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 median6.50 °C 6.50–6.50

Seasonal swing summer↔winter27.4 °C

Max temp (day)8.50 °C

Min temp (night)5.10 °C

Precipitation96.6 mm/mo

Air humidity60.4 %

Moisture balance34.7 mm/mo

Vapour deficit382 Pa

Wind speed8.20 m/s

Cloud cover60.6 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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.

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