Dianthera americana

Acanthaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Other

Documented native regions

North America

No documented use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	-5.31 – 23.51	-4.47 – 22.61
Temperature of the warmest month	15.83 – 34.95	16.85 – 34.59
Temperature of the coldest month	-28.45 – 13.49	-27.25 – 13.01
Annual precipitation	265.22 – 1915.64	301.94 – 1788.38
Precipitation seasonality	8.76 – 101.86	10.76 – 96.46

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	7.1 – 15.7	7.4 – 11.25
Clay	%	13.05 – 35	15.7 – 21.5
Coarse fragments	%	0.35 – 10.55	2.65 – 6.1
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.88 – 3.97	1.12 – 1.65
pH	—	4.8 – 5.35	4.9 – 5.1
Sand	%	24.7 – 43.45	38.7 – 43
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	13.25 – 38.95	15.3 – 23.5

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