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Dipsacus pilosus

Shepherd's Rod · Caprifoliaceae

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

CaprifoliaceaeOther

Identity and native distribution

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Life form

Other

Documented native regions
EuropeTemperate Asia

Documented uses

Medicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-2.99 – 21.49-0.05 – 20.95
Temperature of the warmest month11.07 – 40.6113.29 – 40.01
Temperature of the coldest month-16.71 – 4.67-13.47 – 2.15
Annual precipitation88.74 – 2738.06103.32 – 2410.1
Precipitation seasonality10.02 – 111.6210.92 – 104.84

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(+)/kg11.35 – 37.3714.38 – 33.98
Clay%4.33 – 51.26.6 – 41.95
Coarse fragments%4.13 – 33.85.45 – 27
Total nitrogeng/kg0.56 – 12.910.73 – 6.21
pH—4.5 – 8.095.3 – 7.9
Sand%7.24 – 85.5311.5 – 78.85
Soil organic carbong/kg0.32 – 263.61 – 96.7

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

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