Trifolium kingii

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium

At a glance

Occurrence records89

Data sources10

Biological traits12

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections3

Sources10 archives

Databases and archives Trifolium kingii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility89 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 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

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 sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF89 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries3 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD · NCBI2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 16

01Narrative

Trifolium kingii, the King's clover, is a perennial clover in the legume family (Fabaceae) The plant is native to the Western United States, in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. It grows in the Great Basin region, and the Sierra Nevada alpine zone.Alpine Plants--part 1Sierra Plants Project, Stephen Sharnoff

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology1

Plant height0.05 m

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years2 years

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

05DNA & barcoding2 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 Trifolium kingii has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes3

GenBank sequences6

eDNA detections3

Countries1

The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species

ITSKX254379.1 ↗637 bpUSA · 1981

ACGT

CCTGCGGAAGGATCATTGTCGATGCCTTACAGCAGACCAACACGTGAATCAGTTTGAACACATAAGGTTGGTTTGAGGTGTTCAACACCT …

Trifolium kingii 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

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.

★matK1★rbcL1★ITS4

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Trifolium kingii 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 = 16 n = 8

Ploidypolyploid inferred

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

2n 161×CCDB · book-ipcn65

CCDB · book-ipcn65 — Mosquin & G. 1965

n 81×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — GILLETT, J.M., & T. MOSQUIN. 1967. In IOPB chromosome number reports x. Taxon 16: 146-157.

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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.984 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type89 records

Wild obs. + sensor29

Museum / vouchered60

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO292 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 accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 19>10 km 1

20 georeferenced · 9 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor29

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 2≤1 km 13≤10 km 10

25 georeferenced · 35 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence60

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 institutions16 of 21 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Provo, US	22
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record	7
Durango, US	6
Claremont, US	3
Flagstaff, US	2
Phoenix, US	2
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record	2
San Diego, US	2
Orem, US	2
Stockholm, SE	1
Mississippi State, US	1
WTUlocation not on record	1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record	1
Tampa, US	1
Chadron, US	1
San Angelo, US	1
Long Beach, US	1
San Luis Obispo, US	1
Davenport, US	1
ASUlocation not on record	1
Bangkok, TH	1

21 institutions · 60 of 60 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA3 detections

Where the DNA of Trifolium kingii 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 found3

Studies independent surveys1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 3 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 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.

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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