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Cunila origanoides

American dittany · Lamiaceae

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

LamiaceaeShrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

Lamiaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
North America

Documented uses

Medicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature6.65 – 23.517.55 – 22.61
Temperature of the warmest month21.57 – 34.8923.97 – 34.59
Temperature of the coldest month-10.93 – 13.49-9.67 – 13.01
Annual precipitation456.14 – 1684.8557.48 – 1476
Precipitation seasonality8.76 – 64.2810.76 – 56.72

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(+)/kg4.3 – 39.315.25 – 23.82
Clay%2.4 – 39.963.42 – 34.65
Coarse fragments%0.1 – 24.510.3 – 19.52
Total nitrogeng/kg0.62 – 18.690.7 – 13.82
pH—3.9 – 7.94.5 – 7.7
Sand%2.7 – 94.334.6 – 91.22
Soil organic carbong/kg8.41 – 144.9810.75 – 59.5

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

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