Smilax maritima

Smilacaceae

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

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Other

Documented native regions

North America

Medicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	12.55 – 23.51	12.97 – 22.61
Temperature of the warmest month	27.29 – 34.89	28.01 – 34.59
Temperature of the coldest month	-3.71 – 13.49	-3.11 – 13.01
Annual precipitation	456.14 – 1915.64	557.48 – 1788.38
Precipitation seasonality	8.76 – 64.28	10.76 – 56.72

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	6.2 – 18.8	8.3 – 13.5
Clay	%	2.2 – 30.74	11.6 – 23.5
Coarse fragments	%	0.18 – 3.08	0.3 – 1.6
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.81 – 17.08	1.5 – 3.56
pH	—	4 – 7	4.8 – 5.2
Sand	%	32.42 – 92.4	44.6 – 68.1
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	11.94 – 55.04	15.7 – 35.6

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