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Dicranopteris linearis

False staghorn fern

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
AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical AsiaAustralasiaPacific

Documented uses

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal useSocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-0.99 – 28.718.55 – 28.25
Temperature of the warmest month11.37 – 40.8516.25 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month-18.69 – 25.65-7.05 – 25.65
Annual precipitation162.6 – 6553.5185.22 – 6553.5
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(+)/kg12.05 – 28.818.1 – 25.2
Clay%26.52 – 38.1830.3 – 36.1
Coarse fragments%6.81 – 14.889.35 – 12.8
Total nitrogeng/kg2 – 6.32.65 – 4.45
pH—4.8 – 5.494.9 – 5.1
Sand%21.32 – 51.2924.95 – 31.7
Soil organic carbong/kg31.34 – 101.2247.8 – 82.8

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

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