Erianthus giganteus

Poaceae

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

North AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

Gene sources

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	6.65 – 26.93	7.55 – 26.69
Temperature of the warmest month	23.49 – 34.89	23.97 – 34.59
Temperature of the coldest month	-10.93 – 22.19	-9.67 – 21.41
Annual precipitation	456.14 – 2068.98	557.48 – 1853.34
Precipitation seasonality	8.76 – 66.32	10.76 – 62.72

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	6.5 – 24.85	7.5 – 14.07
Clay	%	2.62 – 29.88	9.8 – 23.95
Coarse fragments	%	0.2 – 1.7	0.4 – 1.23
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.95 – 18.01	1.23 – 5.55
pH	—	3.5 – 7	4.8 – 5.1
Sand	%	36.85 – 90.88	44.73 – 64.2
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	11.65 – 104.25	14.22 – 36.4

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