Fouquieria splendens

Vine-cactus · Fouquieriaceae

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

FouquieriaceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Fouquieriaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

North America

Environmental usesMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	4.79 – 26.85	6.59 – 24.69
Temperature of the warmest month	23.77 – 41.65	27.35 – 38.67
Temperature of the coldest month	-13.13 – 21.19	-11.39 – 16.15
Annual precipitation	130.7 – 1617.74	152.54 – 1331.66
Precipitation seasonality	18.72 – 116.32	21.24 – 110.54

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	10.86 – 19.73	13.88 – 16.1
Clay	%	11.26 – 24.34	14.28 – 19
Coarse fragments	%	15.36 – 39.22	22.07 – 31.02
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.23 – 1.06	0.28 – 0.6
pH	—	7 – 8.5	7.8 – 8.2
Sand	%	46.19 – 61.58	52.95 – 58.5
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	2.25 – 10.87	3 – 5.83

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