Ecological site group 051XESG04
Finer Uplands
Last updated: 05/10/2023
Accessed: 12/22/2024
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% or texture is Sandy Loam or finer in surface & subsurface
- Clay >20% or 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 alluvial fans.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R051XY317CO Foothill Loam.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 051X
High Intermountain Valleys
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
23046796, 23046899, 23046903, 23046758, 23046759, 23046824, 23046917, 23046868, 23045173, 23045198, 23045157, 23044938, 23044896, 23044832, 23044833, 23044943, 23044903, 23044834, 23044912, 23044841, 22975752, 22975750, 22975763, 23184445, 23184472, 23184940, 23185072, 23187551, 23186001
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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