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Atraphaxis spinosa

Ci mu liao · Polygonaceae

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

PolygonaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Polygonaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
EuropeAfricaTemperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Medicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-12.99 – 27.77-9.93 – 26.91
Temperature of the warmest month4.83 – 44.058.01 – 43.45
Temperature of the coldest month-29.55 – 11.53-27.39 – 10.03
Annual precipitation1.24 – 2007.181.72 – 1144.32
Precipitation seasonality17.68 – 142.9623.02 – 126.58

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(+)/kg10.62 – 43.6813.2 – 38.88
Clay%16.41 – 48.7817.93 – 40.85
Coarse fragments%3 – 38.345.35 – 32.38
Total nitrogeng/kg0.31 – 6.790.4 – 5.41
pH—4.91 – 8.485.12 – 8.2
Sand%9.84 – 61.0918.2 – 56.85
Soil organic carbong/kg0.32 – 170.671 – 145.75

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

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