ClimaFlora
ClimaFlora plant page
Climate · Soil · Origin

Sporobolus cynosuroides

Big Cordgrass

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

Other

Identity and native distribution

Family

—

Life form

Other

Documented native regions
North America

Documented uses

No documented use

Documented climate envelope

VariableObserved rangeCentral range
Annual mean temperature6.65 – 23.517.55 – 22.61
Temperature of the warmest month23.49 – 34.9523.97 – 34.59
Temperature of the coldest month-10.93 – 13.49-9.67 – 13.01
Annual precipitation265.22 – 1915.64301.94 – 1788.38
Precipitation seasonality6.8 – 101.867.22 – 96.46

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(+)/kg14.28 – 26.3318.5 – 26.2
Clay%16.65 – 31.121.02 – 29.8
Coarse fragments%0.2 – 1.320.2 – 0.72
Total nitrogeng/kg2.41 – 7.422.41 – 4.7
pH—4.5 – 5.374.5 – 5
Sand%28.72 – 56.4430.8 – 36
Soil organic carbong/kg44.6 – 86.8644.6 – 61.23

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

Test this plant for my site