⚠ sources differ — TRY: not perennial · GIFT: annual
Raunkiær life formtherophyte
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment6
Aquaticterrestrial
Climatetemperate
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Growth formherb
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry7
Leaf C:N ratio37.62 g/g
Leaf c448 mg/g
Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)608 mg/g
Leaf n11.92 mg/g
Photosynthetic pathwayC4
Specific leaf area (SLA)30.76 mm²/mg
Wood density803 mg/cm³
05DNA & barcoding25 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 Sporobolus vaginiflorus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens25
Marker genes6
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections11
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.
★matK1★rbcL4★rbcLa★ITS5★ITS2trnH-psbA
plant barcodefungal barcodemarker
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualSporobolus vaginiflorus 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 = 54 n = 27
Ploidypolyploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 541×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — GOULD, F.W. 1968. Chromosome numbers of Texas grasses. Canad. J. Bot. 46: 1315-1325.
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 accuracy37% within 1 km
≤100 m 361≤1 km 29≤10 km 620>10 km 52
1 062 georeferenced · 178 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 240
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 accuracy45% within 1 km
≤100 m 232≤1 km 253≤10 km 551>10 km 49
1 085 georeferenced · 796 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 881
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 institutions98 of 146 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Wuzhou, CN
198
Madison, US
121
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
116
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
95
Bronx, US
90
Bloomington, US
74
Philadelphia, US
69
Saint Louis, US
60
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
58
Fort Worth, US
56
Austin, US
54
Ann Arbor, US
45
Burlington, US
41
Salzburg, AT
39
St. Paul, US
36
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
36
New Haven, US
33
Green Bay, US
30
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
24
University of New Hampshirelocation not on record
24
Allentown, US
22
Moscow, US
20
Québec, CA
18
BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record
16
Tampa, US
16
Saint John, CA
15
College Park, US
15
Williamsburg, US
14
Vancouver, CA
13
GJOlocation not on record
12
Philadelphia, US
11
Dekalb, US
11
Jackson, US
11
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
10
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
10
BAYLUlocation not on record
10
Toronto, CA
9
Logan, US
9
Davenport, US
9
Emporia, US
9
Little Rock, US
9
Odawara, JP
9
Lubbock, US
8
Tsukuba, JP
8
Montréal, CA
8
Chadron, US
8
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
6
Lausanne, CH
6
Chapel Hill, US
6
WTUlocation not on record
6
GB
5
Pittsburg, US
4
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
4
Denver, US
4
Sagamihara, JP
4
Auckland, NZ
4
Université Lavallocation not on record
4
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
4
Knoxville, US
4
Oskarshamn, SE
4
GZUlocation not on record
4
Fayetteville, US
4
Chicago, US
4
Flagstaff, US
3
LINUlocation not on record
3
Tuscaloosa, US
3
Wlocation not on record
3
IDElocation not on record
3
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
3
Davis, US
3
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
3
Fairfax, US
3
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
3
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
3
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
3
EL PASO, US
3
San Angelo, US
3
UMKClocation not on record
3
Riverside, US
2
Millersville, US
2
PRClocation not on record
2
Kew, GB
2
AUAlocation not on record
2
Clemson, US
2
GAlocation not on record
2
Boise, US
2
Caldwell, US
2
BRNUlocation not on record
2
Mohonk Preservelocation not on record
2
US
2
Universität Basel, Herbariumlocation not on record
2
Johnson City, US
2
Staten Island, US
2
Paris, FR
2
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
2
Corvallis, US
2
Lincoln, US
2
Mississippi State, US
2
Whitehorse, CA
2
Richmond, US
2
Minia, EG
1
Stephenville, US
1
Hamilton, US
1
Durham, US
1
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
1
West Virginia Wesleyan Collegelocation not on record
1
Bangkok, TH
1
Spearfish, US
1
US
1
Mlocation not on record
1
Russellville, US
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
J.F.Oberlin Universitylocation not on record
1
Edmonton, CA
1
Zürich, CH
1
Norfolk, US
1
Frankfurt am Main
1
Victoria, CA
1
Albuquerque, US
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
BClocation not on record
1
Columbia, US
1
CJBGlocation not on record
1
Wellington, NZ
1
New Brunswick, US
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Dresden, DE
1
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
1
Budapest, HU
1
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
1
Miami, US
1
US
1
Pullman, US
1
McGill University, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
sonstHerblocation not on record
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
H-Hohlalocation not on record
1
Clarksville, US
1
Springfield, US
1
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
1
Macomb, US
1
Beijing, CN
1
Berlin, DE
1
Morgantown, US
1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
1
Kawasaki Shi Tama Ku, JP
1
146 institutions · 1 821 of 1 881 vouchered records shown · 59 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA11 detections
Where the DNA of Sporobolus vaginiflorus 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 found11
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 11 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
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 median15.1 °C 4.20–19.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter26.8 °C
Max temp (day)19.9 °C 8.60–22.7
Min temp (night)11.6 °C 0.9–16.9
Precipitation79.6 mm/mo 73.7–89.0
Air humidity59.9 % 58.1–60.5
Moisture balance-13.1 mm/mo -70.6–30.2
Vapour deficit701 Pa 408–925
Wind speed4.00 m/s 3.80–5.70
Cloud cover47.9 % 38.3–59.9
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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 Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 141 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics25 specimens↗
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↗