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Polygala serpyllifolia

Heath milkwort · Polygalaceae

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

PolygalaceaeOther

Identity and native distribution

Family

Polygalaceae

Life form

Other

Documented native regions
EuropeAfricaNorth America

Documented uses

No documented use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature-26.95 – 17.35-25.87 – 16.99
Temperature of the warmest month-9.83 – 33.21-9.35 – 31.95
Temperature of the coldest month-40.35 – 12.93-38.91 – 12.69
Annual precipitation150.18 – 3652.64230.94 – 3058.8
Precipitation seasonality10.02 – 61.5210.92 – 60.74

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(+)/kg18.86 – 46.7624.3 – 41.2
Clay%3.86 – 29.845.5 – 24.1
Coarse fragments%11.72 – 21.615.6 – 18.9
Total nitrogeng/kg3.23 – 20.454.13 – 17.1
pH—4.3 – 5.944.4 – 5.5
Sand%24.46 – 81.732.7 – 73.2
Soil organic carbong/kg39.05 – 360.9258.4 – 292.07

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

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