text: TraitMapDisplay = {};
  
  TraitMapDisplay.justClickedTrait = {};
  
  TraitMapDisplay.mapSimpleTraitAttributions = function(){
    this.SimpleTraitAttributions.forEach(function(trait){
      var traitObj = {};
      traitObj[trait.name] = 'true';
      TraitMapper.mapTraits(traitObj, trait.taxa);
    });
  };
  
  TraitMapDisplay.activeTraits = function(){
    var traitNames = [];
    this.SimpleTraitAttributions.forEach(function(traitAttr){
      if (traitAttr.active) { traitNames.push(traitAttr.name)};
    });
    return traitNames;
  };