Ephedra foeminea

Leafless Ephedra

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

Shrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

EuropeAfricaTemperate Asia

Animal foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	6.85 – 30.73	8.59 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month	21.31 – 44.05	23.57 – 43.45
Temperature of the coldest month	-11.01 – 22.09	-8.49 – 21.37
Annual precipitation	3.7 – 2096.42	4.66 – 1480.76
Precipitation seasonality	13.72 – 151.62	16.1 – 133.5

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	11.76 – 40.29	13.2 – 33.95
Clay	%	11.31 – 48.78	12.57 – 40.85
Coarse fragments	%	3.71 – 36.38	5.45 – 32.95
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.31 – 5.76	0.4 – 3.71
pH	—	5.6 – 8.4	6.1 – 8.3
Sand	%	7.24 – 61.16	14 – 57.67
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.12 – 70.87	2.9 – 50.7

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