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Asclepias linaria

Pine-needle milkweed

Summary of the structured data documented in ClimaFlora for this taxon.

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
North America

Documented uses

Human foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature10.79 – 27.0112.61 – 26.89
Temperature of the warmest month20.41 – 41.6521.85 – 38.67
Temperature of the coldest month-4.11 – 21.19-3.27 – 19.59
Annual precipitation130.7 – 2546.36152.54 – 2097.26
Precipitation seasonality40.1 – 116.3244.96 – 110.54

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Documented soil preferences

VariableUnitObserved rangeCentral range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)cmol(+)/kg10.3 – 32.9312.2 – 28.57
Clay%7.58 – 54.2815.28 – 50.02
Coarse fragments%3.41 – 28.596.25 – 22.7
Total nitrogeng/kg0.29 – 4.580.49 – 3.59
pH—5.2 – 8.45.5 – 8.2
Sand%27.06 – 76.830.85 – 63.88
Soil organic carbong/kg2.8 – 60.124.5 – 47.92

These soil preferences should be compared with the site profile and the confidence of the local data.

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