Ecological site group 040XESG60
Shallow Desert
Last updated: 03/27/2025
Accessed: 04/13/2025
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
None specified
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
This ESG is located on mountains, fan terraces, and hills.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the aridic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R040XB210AZ Limy Upland 7"-10" p.z.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 040X
Sonoran Basin and Range
Subclasses
- R040XA101AZ–Basalt Hills 10"-13" p.z.
- R040XA105AZ–Shallow Hills 10"-13" p.z.
- R040XA112AZ–Loamy Swale 10"-13" p.z.
- R040XA114AZ–Loamy Upland 10"-13" p.z.
- R040XB201AZ–Basalt Hills 7"-10" p.z.
- R040XB202AZ–Paralithic Hills 7"-10" p.z.
- R040XB206AZ–Shallow Hills 7"-10" p.z.
- R040XB210AZ–Limy Upland 7"-10" p.z.
- R040XB213AZ–Loamy Upland 7"-10" p.z.
- R040XB220AZ–Granitic Upland 7"-10" p.z.
- R040XB222AZ–Volcanic Hills 7"-10" p.z.
- R040XB231AZ–Lithic Hills 7"-10" p.z.
- R040XC301AZ–Basalt Hills 3"-7" p.z.
- R040XC310AZ–Limy Upland 3"-7" p.z.
- R040XC322AZ–Shallow Upland 3"-7" p.z.
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
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