Ecological site group 028AESG06
Gypsum
Last updated: 09/20/2023
Accessed: 11/23/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR <8
- Gypsum >5% surface or >10% subsurface
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.
Physiography
This ESG is located on alluvial fans.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the mesic temperature regime and the aridic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R028AY218UT Semidesert Silt Loam (Winterfat).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 028A
Ancient Lake Bonneville
Subclasses
- R028AA221UT–Semidesert Loam (Basin Big Sagebrush)
- R028AF214UT–Semidesert Gravelly Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush) South
- R028AY004UT–Alkali Flat (Black Greasewood)
- R028AY132UT–Desert Salty Silt (Iodinebush)
- R028AY215UT–Semidesert Gravelly Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush) North
- R028AY218UT–Semidesert Silt Loam (Winterfat)
- R028AY220UT–Semidesert Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R028AY230UT–Semidesert Shallow Hardpan (Black Sagebrush)
- R028AY244UT–Semidesert Shallow Gypsum (Shadscale)
Correlated Map Unit Components
22440878, 22441055, 22482823, 22482825, 22482827, 22483000, 22482625, 22482627, 22483638, 22483639, 22483637, 22483872, 22483796, 22483799, 22483798, 22483516, 22483515, 22592911, 22593711, 22594487, 22593958
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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