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Cephalaria leucantha

Caprifoliaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

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Life form

Other

Documented native regions
EuropeAfrica

Documented uses

Medicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature6.59 – 26.918.57 – 25.05
Temperature of the warmest month20.47 – 44.9122.05 – 43.95
Temperature of the coldest month-7.25 – 8.07-5.37 – 5.85
Annual precipitation17.78 – 2096.4220.06 – 1480.76
Precipitation seasonality11.5 – 80.5813.06 – 77.76

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(+)/kg20.92 – 24.9821.7 – 23
Clay%23.44 – 32.2224.8 – 29.6
Coarse fragments%12.84 – 24.5218.3 – 22.2
Total nitrogeng/kg1.82 – 3.492.44 – 2.98
pH—6.9 – 7.567 – 7.3
Sand%24.54 – 36.5626.8 – 34.9
Soil organic carbong/kg20.8 – 41.3928.38 – 37.62

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

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