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Rhamnus crocea

Hollyleaf buckthorn

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

MaterialsMedicinal use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature3.51 – 24.416.27 – 23.87
Temperature of the warmest month19.55 – 41.6519.61 – 38.67
Temperature of the coldest month-13.13 – 14.21-11.39 – 14.15
Annual precipitation89.8 – 1674.2895.8 – 1107.22
Precipitation seasonality18.72 – 116.3221.24 – 103.72

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(+)/kg17.14 – 25.5419.32 – 24.93
Clay%21.62 – 32.7222.8 – 29.25
Coarse fragments%9.98 – 23.715.8 – 18.6
Total nitrogeng/kg0.92 – 1.661.19 – 1.54
pH—6.5 – 8.56.5 – 6.92
Sand%30.27 – 51.7437.9 – 45.9
Soil organic carbong/kg8.29 – 27.1414.15 – 22.02

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

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