Ecological site group DX035X02AESG10
North Slope of the Mogollon Rim - Ustic Aridic - Clayey Upland
Last updated: 09/01/2021
Accessed: 05/02/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- North Slope of the Mogollon Rim (A)
- Soil is basalt, shale, or clayey.
- Site soils are ustic aridic or within a 10-14" precipitation zone.
- Site is and/or located in an upland with slopes <15%.
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
Site is and/or located in an upland with slopes <15%. Aspects tend toward northeast.
Climate
Site soils are ustic aridic or within a 10-14" precipitation zone. Precipitation comes predominantly from monsoonal patterns during months of July, August, and September.
Soil features
Basalt, shale or Clayey Subgroup. Site consists of limited amounts of gently sloping sheet alluvial or eolian deposits over residuum of plateaus and structural benches.
Vegetation dynamics
Site has a plant community made up primarily of mid and short grasses, forbs, small shrubs and scattered junipers. In the original plant community there is mixture of both cool and warm season grasses with a predominance of warm season.
Plant species most likely to invade or increase when this site starts to deteriorate are wooly groundsel, broom snakeweed, annuals and juniper. Continuous grazing use during the winter and spring periods will decrease the cool season grasses, which are replaced by warm season, lower forage value grasses and shrubs.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Subclasses
Stage
Provisional
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