Heliotropium steudneri

Common Heliotrope

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

AfricaTemperate Asia

Animal foodMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.41 – 30.73	14.77 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month	22.91 – 43.57	25.01 – 42.91
Temperature of the coldest month	-0.91 – 22.09	-0.01 – 21.37
Annual precipitation	25.62 – 1652.58	43.3 – 1410.3
Precipitation seasonality	27.28 – 180.92	39.94 – 165.44

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	11.4 – 27.52	13.9 – 19.6
Clay	%	9.9 – 42.3	15.15 – 28.95
Coarse fragments	%	6.65 – 17.65	11.85 – 14.2
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.47 – 1.33	0.48 – 1.17
pH	—	6.64 – 7.8	7.03 – 7.6
Sand	%	41.72 – 80.2	48.1 – 72.42
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	3.4 – 19.25	3.55 – 17.35

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