Ecological site group DX035X02DESG01
Grand Canyon - Typic Aridic - Limestone or Loamy Upland
Last updated: 10/25/2022
Accessed: 05/02/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Grand Canyon (D)
- Site parent material is limestone or dolomite, or soil is loamy.
- Site soils are typic aridic or within a 6-10" 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%. Physiography is complex.
Climate
Site soils are typic aridic or within a 6-10" precipitation zone. Precipitation comes monsoonal patterns during months of July, August, and September, and is supplemented by winter storm patterns from November through March.
Soil features
Parent material is limestone. Soils are loamy. Site consists of limited amounts of gently sloping sheet alluvial or eolian deposits over residuum of plateaus and structural benches.
Vegetation dynamics
This plant community has a large component of warm season perennial grasses; cool season perennial grasses are somewhat less abundant, but still significant. The plant community also has a significant shrub component. Blackbrush and ephedras can be fairly common, while a variety of other shrubs may be scattered across the site.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
22395230, 22395205, 22395206, 22395209, 22395080, 22395096, 22395093, 22395092, 22395126, 22395229, 22395002, 22394963, 22395238, 22395169
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
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