Ecological site group ESG048A30
Sandy Uplands
Last updated: 06/01/2022
Accessed: 12/26/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR <8, or Subsurface EC <8, or Surface EC <4
- Gypsum <5% surface and <10% subsurface
- EC <1.5 surface or <2 subsurface
- slope <35% or <40% surface rock
- depth >55cm
- Rock <30% surface and <30% subsurface
- Clay <30% surface and <35% subsurface
- sand >75% or texture is Loamy Sand or sandier in surface & subsurface - 21 soil components
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Gypsum <5% surface, gypsum <10% subsurface, surface SAR <8, subsurface EC <8, and surface EC <4.
- EC<1.5 surface or <2 subsurface
- Soil not steep, rocky, or shallow
- Clay >30% surface or >35% subsurface
- sand >75% or texture is loamy sand or sandier in surface & subsurface - 21 soil components
Physiography
This ESG is located on alluvial fans.
Soil features
This ESG is characterized by sand >50% and clay <25% for surface and subsurface.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is F048AY908CO - Mixed Conifer.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 048A
Southern Rocky Mountains
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
20984910, 20984911, 20984927, 20984925, 20987446, 21070421, 21057479, 21057699, 21345124, 21359441, 21284891, 21281955, 21664003, 21664241, 21276777, 21250668, 21242882, 21240967, 21240987, 21841763, 21866539
Stage
Approved
Contributors
Travis Nauman
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