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Nymphaea tetragona

Northern small white water-lily · Nymphaeaceae

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

NymphaeaceaeOther

Identity and native distribution

Family

Nymphaeaceae

Life form

Other

Documented native regions
EuropeTemperate AsiaTropical AsiaNorth America

Documented uses

Environmental usesGene sourcesMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-16.29 – 27.57-14.07 – 27.27
Temperature of the warmest month7.23 – 37.639.57 – 37.15
Temperature of the coldest month-43.61 – 23.85-42.05 – 21.63
Annual precipitation29.72 – 4437.7840.58 – 4355.22
Precipitation seasonality17.68 – 141.5223.02 – 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(+)/kg9.21 – 71.4710.55 – 61.17
Clay%3.4 – 55.554.47 – 41.55
Coarse fragments%2.49 – 365.4 – 31.2
Total nitrogeng/kg0.69 – 11.620.88 – 7.87
pH—4.5 – 8.64.6 – 8.2
Sand%8.65 – 69.6315.8 – 65.4
Soil organic carbong/kg5.11 – 251.27.53 – 186.1

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

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