Ecological site group DX035X02DESG23
Grand Canyon - Typic Aridic - Gypsic Upland
Last updated: 10/26/2022
Accessed: 05/02/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Grand Canyon (D)
- Gypsum
- Gypsum Uplands, Slopes ≤ 15%
- Gypsum Uplands, slopes ≤ 15%, typic 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 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 gypsiferous shale, mudstone or interbedded sediments. Soils are clayey or clay loam. Site consists of limited amounts of gently sloping sheet alluvial or eolian deposits over residuum of plateaus and structural benches.
Vegetation dynamics
Grasses includebig galleta, alkali sacaton, sand dropseed, bush muhly, Indian ricegrass, Parish threeawn, and sixweeks fescue. Shrubs include Fourwing saltbush, Anderson wolfberry, honey mesquite, shadscale saltbush, catclaw acacia. Desert globemallow is a common forb.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Correlated Map Unit Components
22395003, 22395004, 22395007
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
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