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Penstemon deustus

Hot Rock Penstemon

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
North America

Documented uses

No documented use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature0.73 – 18.692.17 – 18.15
Temperature of the warmest month17.61 – 37.0521.99 – 36.27
Temperature of the coldest month-17.39 – 5.59-14.13 – 4.57
Annual precipitation149.5 – 2565.68180.26 – 1761.08
Precipitation seasonality15.22 – 95.4218.94 – 90.02

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(+)/kg15.94 – 29.520.43 – 25.9
Clay%7.58 – 28.4813.72 – 23.38
Coarse fragments%7.17 – 2713.25 – 22.6
Total nitrogeng/kg1.12 – 3.981.61 – 2.68
pH—6 – 8— – —
Sand%23.97 – 66.3135.33 – 50.35
Soil organic carbong/kg10.8 – 74.7222.3 – 46.2

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

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