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Lithospermum incisum

Fringed gromwell · Boraginaceae

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

BoraginaceaeOther

Identity and native distribution

Family

Boraginaceae

Life form

Other

Documented native regions
North America

Documented uses

MaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-4.85 – 26.85-3.19 – 24.69
Temperature of the warmest month13.09 – 41.6514.65 – 38.67
Temperature of the coldest month-28.79 – 21.19-26.81 – 16.15
Annual precipitation130.7 – 3570152.54 – 1899.78
Precipitation seasonality11.78 – 116.3212.2 – 110.54

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(+)/kg6.51 – 58.668.07 – 43.4
Clay%2.4 – 55.553.42 – 46.58
Coarse fragments%0.1 – 31.80.2 – 23.9
Total nitrogeng/kg0.29 – 18.690.45 – 13.82
pH—4.75 – 8.64.97 – 8.4
Sand%2.7 – 94.334.6 – 91.22
Soil organic carbong/kg2.8 – 234.823.7 – 144.53

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

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