Ilex cassine

Dahoon · Aquifoliaceae

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

AquifoliaceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Aquifoliaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

North AmericaCentral America and Caribbean

Environmental usesGene sourcesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	12.33 – 26.85	13.71 – 25.73
Temperature of the warmest month	20.41 – 39.87	21.85 – 38.67
Temperature of the coldest month	-0.43 – 21.25	0.17 – 20.19
Annual precipitation	130.7 – 2546.36	152.54 – 2097.26
Precipitation seasonality	8.76 – 116.32	11.04 – 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	6.42 – 15.76	10.9 – 14
Clay	%	2.28 – 25.8	5 – 21.9
Coarse fragments	%	0.12 – 2.04	0.3 – 1.5
Total nitrogen	g/kg	2.02 – 18.13	3.02 – 17.37
pH	—	3.5 – 6.5	4.9 – 5.2
Sand	%	41.3 – 92.66	48 – 88.4
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	18.5 – 46.4	25.8 – 37.1

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