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Lycopodium complanatum

Lycopodiaceae

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

Shrub

Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions
EuropeTemperate AsiaTropical AsiaNorth AmericaCentral America and Caribbean

Documented uses

Medicinal useDocumented toxicitySocial uses

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-26.95 – 28.39-25.87 – 27.59
Temperature of the warmest month-9.83 – 40.85-9.35 – 39.89
Temperature of the coldest month-43.61 – 23.85-42.05 – 21.83
Annual precipitation29.72 – 5802.7640.58 – 4182.52
Precipitation seasonality9.38 – 141.5210.58 – 137.44

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(+)/kg22.7 – 37.1730.3 – 34.48
Clay%5.03 – 27.817.65 – 23.6
Coarse fragments%8.62 – 20.2712.72 – 14.6
Total nitrogeng/kg2.72 – 5.263.35 – 4.32
pH—4.9 – 5.675.1 – 5.3
Sand%37.3 – 66.5843.4 – 51.6
Soil organic carbong/kg37.77 – 138.5654.88 – 116.47

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

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