Cyperus marginatus

Matting Sedge

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

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Documented native regions

Africa

Animal foodEnvironmental usesMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	7.01 – 28.23	8.81 – 27.51
Temperature of the warmest month	18.51 – 34.71	19.71 – 34.47
Temperature of the coldest month	-7.67 – 21.65	-4.61 – 20.69
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 1572.48	95.22 – 1387.38
Precipitation seasonality	27.28 – 120.44	41.44 – 119.12

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

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	4.63 – 29.36	5.5 – 23.15
Clay	%	5.21 – 41.98	7.97 – 37.23
Coarse fragments	%	0.92 – 28.7	1.48 – 23.4
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.43 – 3.5	0.49 – 2.35
pH	—	5.3 – 8.88	5.4 – 8.7
Sand	%	27.83 – 88.73	39.8 – 84.1
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.8 – 44.24	3.35 – 31.02

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