Ecological site group 034BESG10
Saline Hills
Last updated: 05/09/2023
Accessed: 05/03/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR >8
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR <8
- Gypsum <5% surface and <10% subsurface
- Subsurface EC >8 or surface EC >4
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 hills, alluvial flats, and flood plains.
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 R034BY006UT Alkali Flat (Greasewood).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 034B
Warm Central Desertic Basins and Plateaus
Subclasses
- R034BY002UT–Alkali Bottom (Alkali sacaton)
- R034BY003UT–Alkali Fan (Castlevalley Saltbush)
- R034BY006UT–Alkali Flat (Greasewood)
- R034BY009UT–Loamy Bottom (Basin Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY011UT–River Flood Plain (Fremont Cottonwood)
- R034BY012UT–Sandy Bottom (Fourwing salbush)
- R034BY018UT–Semiwet Fresh Streambank (Fremont Cottonwood)
- R034BY024UT–Wet Saline Meadow (Inland saltgrass)
- R034BY026UT–Wet Saline Streambank (Coyote willow)
- R034BY101UT–Desert Alkali Bench (Castlevalley saltbush)
- R034BY103UT–Desert Clay (Castlevalley saltbush)
- R034BY104UT–Desert Clay (Shadscale)
- R034BY106UT–Desert Loam (Shadscale)
- R034BY109UT–Desert Loamy Clay (Shadscale)
- R034BY115UT–Desert Sandy Loam (Indian Ricegrass)
- R034BY117UT–Desert Shallow Clay (Mat Saltbush)
- R034BY121UT–Desert Shallow Loam (Shadscale)
- R034BY205UT–Semidesert Gravelly Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY206UT–Semidesert Gravelly Sandy Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY212UT–Semidesert Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY216UT–Semidesert Sandy Loam (Fourwing Saltbush)
- R034BY221UT–Semidesert Shallow Clay (Utah Juniper)
- R034BY247UT–Semidesert Stony Loam (Utah Juniper-Pinyon)
- R034BY259UT–Semidesert Very Steep Shallow Loam (Utah Juniper-Pinyon)
- R034BY302UT–Upland Clay (Western Wheatgrass)
- R034BY404CO–Semidesert Stony Loam (Shadscale)
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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