Sporobolus spicatus

Salt grass

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

Other

Blondeau, Alexandre; Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph; France.; France.; France.; Institut d'Egypte (1798-1801); Jacotin, Pierre; Jollois, Jean Baptiste Prosper; Jomard, Edme-François; Monge, Gaspard; Napoleon; Tresca, Salvadore; Villoteau, Guillaume André · Public domain · wikimedia_commons · source

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Other

Documented native regions

AfricaTemperate AsiaTropical Asia

Documented uses

Animal foodEnvironmental usesGene sourcesHuman food

Documented climate envelope

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	-13.27 – 30.73	-9.61 – 29.73
Temperature of the warmest month	7.23 – 44.91	9.57 – 43.95
Temperature of the coldest month	-31.61 – 22.65	-30.77 – 21.57
Annual precipitation	1.24 – 3889.76	1.72 – 3365.12
Precipitation seasonality	22.7 – 197.44	27.5 – 184.48

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Documented soil preferences

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	14.26 – 24.5	18.3 – 23.4
Clay	%	17.26 – 34.6	21.3 – 34.3
Coarse fragments	%	5.5 – 17.06	8.6 – 11.1
Total nitrogen	g/kg	1.12 – 2.86	1.36 – 2.27
pH	—	6.1 – 8.06	6.8 – 7.9
Sand	%	41.54 – 51.46	42.1 – 51.1
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	6.26 – 22.02	13.7 – 16.1

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

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