Ecological site group DX035X02GESG19
Marble Canyon - Typic Aridic - Shale or Clayey Bottoms
Last updated: 09/02/2021
Accessed: 05/02/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Marble Canyon (G)
- shale
- soils are in the typic aridic or within the 6 to 10 inch annual precipitation range
- bottoms
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 wash/bottom. Aspects tend toward Marble Canyon, and more generally, the northeast.
Climate
Site soils are typic aridic or within a 6-10" precipitation zone. No clear pattern exists in the seasonal timing of precipitation, generally driest in late spring.
Soil features
Parent material is limestone. Soils are loamy. Site consists of broad alluvial deposits in washes, streams or fans, often deep.
Vegetation dynamics
The plant community is made up primarily of mid and short grasses with a relatively small percentage of forbs and shrubs. In the original plant community there is a mixture of both cool and warm season grasses. Plant species most likely to invade or increase on this site when it deteriorates are shadscale, annuals, and cacti.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Subclasses
Stage
Provisional
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