Ecological site group DX035X02DESG20
Grand Canyon - Typic Aridic - Limestone Hills
Last updated: 10/26/2022
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.
- Slopes exceed 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 hills 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 and dolomite. Soils are loamy or clay loam. Site consists of limited amounts of steeply sloping sheet alluvial or eolian deposits over residuum of plateaus and structural benches.
AZ701, MU115, Torriorthents component
Vegetation dynamics
A mix of grass, shrubs, and forbs on side slopes.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
22395468, 22395111, 22394997, 22394972, 22394998
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
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