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Blumea riparia

Asteraceae

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
Temperate AsiaTropical AsiaAustralasiaPacific

Documented uses

Environmental usesFuelHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-0.99 – 28.398.61 – 28.25
Temperature of the warmest month11.37 – 40.8516.27 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month-18.69 – 25.17-7.05 – 24.57
Annual precipitation464.26 – 5884.7586.18 – 4805.3
Precipitation seasonality7.1 – 140.547.64 – 128.36

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(+)/kg16.65 – 27.0218.68 – 23.1
Clay%29.02 – 38.5231.6 – 35.67
Coarse fragments%8.57 – 15.4710.2 – 13.1
Total nitrogeng/kg2.23 – 5.682.81 – 3.79
pH—4.8 – 5.54.92 – 5.2
Sand%22.12 – 31.226.32 – 29.48
Soil organic carbong/kg36.55 – 81.0543.35 – 66.83

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

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