IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Friendly
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1986MO159009
  • User Pedon ID: 1986MO159009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M8615909
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27122
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 38.5590000
  • Std. Longitude: -93.2687500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T44N
  • Range: R21W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 1880' S and 500' E of the NW corner
  • Map Unit: 73548—Friendly silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, eroded
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO159—Pettis
  • MLRA: 112—Cherokee Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO159—Pettis County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38093-E3—Ionia, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Keith Davis, Matt Burcham, and Curtins Marshall
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine Umbric Fragiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Friendly
  • PSC - 15 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gerald
  • Classificaton Date - 10/28/2004
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess over Residuum
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Ponding: occasional ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/28/2004 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—15

    15—163

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    3

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    230

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior silt loam; 23 percent clay; mottles; weak fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 very fine roots and 6.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume chert fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014375; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) exterior silty clay; 46 percent clay; 10 percent 7.5Y 4/4 (7.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 6.0 very fine roots and 6.0 fine roots; 25 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014376; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior silt loam; 25 percent clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 1 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume chert fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014377; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt3—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.8 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume chert fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014378; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    2Btx1—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine prominent mottles; massive; firm; 10 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume ? to 7-? millimeter chert fragments and 60 percent by volume ? to 2-? millimeter chert fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014379; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    2Btx2—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior clay; 43 percent clay; 1 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) fine prominent mottles; massive; firm; 10 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume ? to 7-? millimeter chert fragments and 60 percent by volume ? to 2-? millimeter chert fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014380; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    2Btx3—122 to 137 centimeters (48.0 to 53.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior clay loam; 32 percent clay; 1 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely firm; 10 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume ? to 7-? millimeter chert fragments and 50 percent by volume ? to 2-? millimeter chert fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU014381; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    3Bt—137 to 203 centimeters (53.9 to 79.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) exterior clay; 74 percent clay; 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume chert fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter. Lab sample # MU014382; moist when described; observed in pit, small