Stenocereus griseus

Tall candelabra cactus · Cactaceae

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

CactaceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Cactaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

North AmericaCentral America and CaribbeanSouth America

Environmental usesHuman foodMaterials

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	12.33 – 27.91	13.71 – 27.79
Temperature of the warmest month	20.05 – 36.43	21.85 – 36.01
Temperature of the coldest month	2.37 – 25.05	3.63 – 25.05
Annual precipitation	265.22 – 4768.34	301.94 – 3328.64
Precipitation seasonality	34.16 – 112.34	38.6 – 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	7.9 – 34.14	9.97 – 31.15
Clay	%	18.54 – 54.28	20.3 – 50.02
Coarse fragments	%	3.39 – 24.27	6.47 – 22.6
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.83 – 5.7	1.04 – 3.75
pH	—	4.2 – 8.4	4.6 – 8.2
Sand	%	21.72 – 60.2	24.15 – 52.8
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	7.29 – 100.5	11.28 – 57.45

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