Myrica gale

Bog Myrtle · Myricaceae

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

MyricaceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Myricaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

EuropeTemperate AsiaNorth America

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterialsMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	-13.43 – 16.77	-12.59 – 16.59
Temperature of the warmest month	11.31 – 33.21	12.61 – 31.95
Temperature of the coldest month	-37.73 – 7.27	-35.51 – 5.35
Annual precipitation	247.12 – 3652.64	317.76 – 2625.26
Precipitation seasonality	6.8 – 77.76	7.22 – 73.8

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	20.81 – 46.41	28.68 – 38.5
Clay	%	4.6 – 22.8	6.8 – 16.5
Coarse fragments	%	8.38 – 21.63	13.28 – 17.6
Total nitrogen	g/kg	2.4 – 18.76	6.51 – 14.83
pH	—	5 – 7.8	5 – 5.3
Sand	%	43.4 – 74.09	51.7 – 64.05
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	33 – 356.4	119.4 – 234.35

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