Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Ecological site R011XY004OR
Saline Flat 8-11 PZ
Last updated: 9/23/2020
Accessed: 11/14/2024
General information
Provisional. A provisional ecological site description has undergone quality control and quality assurance review. It contains a working state and transition model and enough information to identify the ecological site.
MLRA notes
Major Land Resource Area (MLRA): 011X–Snake River Plains
Major Land Resource Area (MLRA): 011X–Snake River Plains
Major Land Resource Area (MLRA): 011X – Snake River Plains
Precipitation or Climate Zone: 8-11” P.Z.
Ecological site concept
Site does not receive additional moisture
Soils are:
saline or saline sodic
Deep to very deep, with <35% coarse fragments (by volume), not skeletal
May be strongly or violently effervescent in the surface mineral 10”
Textures range from fine sandy loam to clay loam in the surface mineral 4”
Slope is <30%
Clay content is =<35% in surface mineral 4”
Site does not have an argillic horizon with >35% clay
Associated sites
R011XY005OR |
Swale 8-11 PZ Swale 8-11 PZ |
---|---|
R011XY012OR |
Silty 8-11 PZ Silty 8-11 PZ |
R011XY013OR |
Clayey 8-11 PZ Clayey 8-11 PZ |
R011XY020OR |
South Slopes 8-11 PZ South Slopes 8-11 PZ |
R011XY032OR |
Silty North Slopes 8-11 PZ Silty North Slopes 8-11 PZ |
Similar sites
R011XY012OR |
Silty 8-11 PZ Silty 8-11 PZ (subsurface flows absent, lower production, different composition - beardless wheatgrass dominant) |
---|---|
R011XY005OR |
Swale 8-11 PZ Swale 8-11 PZ (non-saline, higher production) |
R010XY005OR |
Loamy Bottom Loamy Bottom (longer subsurface flow duration, non-saline, higher production) |
Table 1. Dominant plant species
Tree |
Not specified |
---|---|
Shrub |
Not specified |
Herbaceous |
(1) Leymus cinereus |
Click on box and path labels to scroll to the respective text.