Ecological site group 048BESG04
Finer Uplands
Last updated: 10/23/2023
Accessed: 08/16/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR <8
- Gypsum <5% surface and <10% subsurface
- Subsurface EC <8 and surface EC <4
- EC <1.5 surface and <2 subsurface
- Depth >55cm
- Rock <30% surface and <30% subsurface
- Clay <30% surface and <35% subsurface
- Sand <75% and texture is sandy loam or finer in surface & subsurface
- Clay >20% and texture is finer than sandy loam in surface
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 pediments and alluvial fans.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R048BY225CO Mountain Loam 10-16 PZ South Park.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 048B
Southern Rocky Mountain Parks and Valleys
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
23663685, 23663973, 23664264, 23664601, 23664572, 23664138, 23664193, 23664360, 23664595, 23779002, 23779008, 23778985, 23779063, 23779070, 23777923, 23775815, 23775816, 24311079, 24311543
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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