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Ecological site R011XY020OR
South Slopes 8-11 PZ
Last updated: 9/23/2020
Accessed: 11/13/2024
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:
Not saline or saline sodic
moderately deep to very deep, with <35% coarse fragments (by volume), not skeletal
not strongly or violently effervescent in the surface mineral 10”
Textures range from coarse sandy loam to 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
R011XY012OR |
Silty 8-11 PZ Silty 8-11 PZ (non-aspect, higher production) |
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R011XY013OR |
Clayey 8-11 PZ Clayey 8-11 PZ(non-aspect, different composition) |
R011XY016OR |
Sandy 8-11 PZ Sandy 8-11 PZ (non-aspect, different composition) |
R011XY018OR |
Shallow Loam 8-11 PZ Shallow Loam 8-11 PZ (non-aspect, shallow soil) |
R011XY021OR |
Shallow South Slopes 8-11 PZ Shallow South Slopes 8-11 PZ (shallow soil, lower production) |
R011XY032OR |
Silty North Slopes 8-11 PZ Silty North Slopes 8-11 PZ (north aspect, different composition) |
R011XY034OR |
Sandy North Slopes 8-11 PZ Sandy North Slopes 8-11 PZ (north aspect, different composition) |
Similar sites
R011XY021OR |
Shallow South Slopes 8-11 PZ Shallow South Slopes 8-11 PZ (shallower soil, lower production) |
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Table 1. Dominant plant species
Tree |
Not specified |
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Shrub |
(1) Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis |
Herbaceous |
(1) Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis |
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