Vaccinium arctostaphylos

Caucasian whortleberry · Ericaceae

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

EricaceaeShrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Ericaceae

Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

EuropeTemperate Asia

Environmental usesGene sourcesHuman foodMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	1.55 – 21.49	3.97 – 20.95
Temperature of the warmest month	17.07 – 40.61	19.31 – 40.01
Temperature of the coldest month	-14.13 – 3.25	-12.93 – 1.85
Annual precipitation	88.74 – 2007.18	103.32 – 1144.32
Precipitation seasonality	14.84 – 111.62	16.1 – 104.84

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	19.09 – 32.01	22 – 27.6
Clay	%	20.35 – 40.93	23.2 – 27
Coarse fragments	%	11.17 – 18.64	12.9 – 16.05
Total nitrogen	g/kg	2.98 – 6.84	4.4 – 6.1
pH	—	4.9 – 6.12	5.2 – 5.5
Sand	%	18.54 – 38.61	31.55 – 36.95
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	36.42 – 98.04	60.62 – 80.85

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