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Leersia lenticularis

Catchfly grass

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

Other

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Other

Documented native regions
North America

Documented uses

No documented use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature3.89 – 23.514.19 – 22.61
Temperature of the warmest month24.35 – 34.8924.35 – 34.59
Temperature of the coldest month-17.59 – 13.49-16.81 – 13.01
Annual precipitation456.14 – 1915.64557.48 – 1788.38
Precipitation seasonality8.76 – 64.2811.04 – 56.72

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Documented soil preferences

VariableUnitObserved rangeCentral range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)cmol(+)/kg7.2 – 23.412.6 – 19.5
Clay%4.2 – 54.825.4 – 50.5
Coarse fragments%0.2 – 1.10.2 – 0.4
Total nitrogeng/kg1.28 – 7.012.21 – 3.78
pH—5 – 85 – 5.3
Sand%5.1 – 87.39 – 43.4
Soil organic carbong/kg12.2 – 44.116.1 – 37

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

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