Ecological site group DX035X02DESG16
Grand Canyon - Ustic Aridic - Sandy Bottoms
Last updated: 10/26/2022
Accessed: 05/02/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Grand Canyon (D)
- Sandy
- Ustic Aridic
- Sandy bottoms ustic aridic
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 a bottom with slopes <2%. Physiography is simple.
Climate
Site soils are ustic aridic or within a 10-14" 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 sandstone, quartzite, or granite. Soils are sandy. Site consists of limited amounts of gently sloping stream alluvium. Landforms include washes, drainages, streams, flood plains, and terraces.
Vegetation dynamics
A dynamic of grasses, forbs, and shrubs based on soil development.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Correlated Map Unit Components
22395097
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
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