IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Apopka
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977-FL105-S53_004
  • User Pedon ID: 1977-FL105-S53_004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - S53_004
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38029
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 27.9649029
  • Std. Longitude: -81.9193039
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T29S
  • Range: R24E
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: NW1/4, NW1/4
  • Location Description: 3 miles southeast of Lakeland, 1500' east and 1000' south of junction of State Roads 540 and 378;
  • State: Florida
  • County: FL105—Polk
  • MLRA: 154—South-Central Florida Ridge
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: FL105—Polk County, Florida
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27081-H8—Mulberry, Florida

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: V.W. Carlisle, R.E. Benjamin, D.L. Cantlin (IFAS) and J.M. Robbins, R.D. Ford (SCS).
  • Current Taxonomic Class: GROSSARENIC PALEUDULTS, LOAMY, SILICEOUS, SUBACTIVE, HYPERTHERMIC
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Apopka
  • PSC - 130 to 180 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/13/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Apopka
  • Classificaton Date - 4/15/2011
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/24/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # FL5300401
    E1—18 to 53 centimeters (7.1 to 20.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3); single grain; loose; 7.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300402
    E2—53 to 89 centimeters (20.9 to 35.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4); single grain; loose; 7.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300403
    E3—89 to 130 centimeters (35.0 to 51.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4); single grain; loose; 7.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300404
    Bt1—130 to 155 centimeters (51.2 to 61.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8); weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 1 percent medium distinct and and red (2.5YR 4/6) and and and masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300405
    Bt2—155 to 203 centimeters (61.0 to 79.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6); moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 33 percent coarse prominent , moist,; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0. Lab sample # FL5300406