Sporobolus spartinae

Gulf Cordgrass

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 AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

No documented use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	13.73 – 28.47	16.47 – 27.87
Temperature of the warmest month	18.71 – 39.87	24.35 – 38.67
Temperature of the coldest month	-0.01 – 24.43	1.91 – 24.01
Annual precipitation	130.7 – 5806.72	152.54 – 5214.22
Precipitation seasonality	11.78 – 116.32	12.2 – 110.54

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	7.75 – 30.6	17 – 23.3
Clay	%	6.3 – 43.05	21.35 – 34.8
Coarse fragments	%	0.2 – 15.55	1 – 7.95
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.89 – 8.97	1.24 – 3.23
pH	—	5.5 – 7.5	— – —
Sand	%	10.45 – 82.75	23.95 – 50.7
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	8.8 – 91.89	13.82 – 35.2

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