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Ecological site R024XY003OR
SODIC BOTTOM
Accessed: 08/17/2024
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.
![Location map](/images/maps/R024XY003OR.png)
Figure 1. Mapped extent
Areas shown in blue indicate the maximum mapped extent of this ecological site. Other ecological sites likely occur within the highlighted areas. It is also possible for this ecological site to occur outside of highlighted areas if detailed soil survey has not been completed or recently updated.
Ecological site concept
This ecological site has been extensively mapped within MLRA 23. Soil characteristics are similar to 024XY007NV.
Associated sites
R024XY001OR |
SODIC FLAT Sodic Flat (higher sodic conditions, thin surface layer, scattered small coppice mounds dominated by SAVE4, lower production, different composition –SAVE4/ DISP dominant, LECI4 scattered) |
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R024XY002OR |
SODIC MEADOW 6-10 PZ Sodic Meadow (higher sodic conditions, thin surface layer, located in ephemeral seepage areas along dry alkali lakebeds, lower production, different composition –SPAI-DISP dominant, SAVE4 & LECI4 minor) |
R024XY005OR |
SODIC DUNES Sodic Dunes (very deep sandy soils, steeper short slopes, lower sodic conditions, less available subsurface moisture, lower production, different composition – ARTRT-SAVE4 dominant shrubs, LECI4-ACHY common) |
R024XY009OR |
DRY BASIN Dry Basin (lower salts and carbonates, less available subsurface moisture, different composition-ARTRT dominant shrub, SAVE4 common, DISP minor) |
R024XY013OR |
LOW SODIC TERRACE 6-10 PZ Low Sodic Terrace 6-10 PZ (droughtier sodic soil, lower position, less production, different composition – SAVE4 dominant, ATCO, GRSP,PIDE4 prominent, LECI4 minor) |
R024XY114OR |
SODIC LAKE TERRACE Sodic Lake Terrace (higher sodic conditions, lower position, additional available subsurface moisture, lower production, different composition-SAVE4/DISP-PUCCI association, LECI4 minor, ARTRT absent) |
Similar sites
R024XY625OR |
ALKALINE BASIN 8-10 PZ Alkaline Basin 8-10 PZ (lower sodic conditions, silt loam over clayey subsoil, lower available sub-surface moisture, lower production, different composition – SAVE4 and LECI4 dominant, ARTRT and DISP prominent) |
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R024XY009OR |
DRY BASIN Dry Basin (lower salts and carbonates, less available subsurface moisture, different composition-ARTRT dominant shrub, SAVE4 common, DISP minor) |
R024XY112OR |
DRY SODIC FLOODPLAIN Dry Sodic Floodplain (higher sodic conditions, gravelly loamy surface over stratified heavier subsoil, lower available sub-surface moisture, lower production, different composition – SAVE4 dominant, LECI4 and DISP prominent) |
R024XY114OR |
SODIC LAKE TERRACE Sodic Lake Terrace (higher sodic conditions, lower position, additional available subsurface moisture, lower production, different composition-SAVE4/DISP-PUCCI association, LECI4 minor, ARTRT absent) |
R024XY645OR |
SILTY ALKALINE BOTTOM 8-10 PZ Silty Alkaline Bottom 8-10 PZ (lower sodic conditions, deep ashy fine loamy often over diatomaceous earth, lower available subsurface moisture, lower production, different composition – LETR5 dominant, SAVE4. ARTRT and LECI4 prominent, DISP minor to absent) |
Table 1. Dominant plant species
Tree |
Not specified |
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Shrub |
(1) Sarcobatus vermiculatus |
Herbaceous |
(1) Leymus cinereus |
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