IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fanchon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2006MO203001M
  • User Pedon ID: 2006MO203001M
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 2006MO203001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M0620301
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 25264
  • User Project ID: 2021-26NCSPR013
  • Project Name: MLRA 116A - Mark Twain National Forest Update
  • Print Date: 12/5/2025
  • 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: 36.9579083
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2688611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T27N
  • Range: R3W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 1851 feet E and 63 feet N of the SW corner
  • Map Unit: 73157—Captina silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO601—Mark Twain National Forest Area, MissouriMO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36091-H3—Low Wassie, Missouri
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jennifer Pellett, Dennis Meinert, Leon Thompson, Dan Childress
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Missouri Pedon
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fanchon
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/23/2024
  • Classifier - Campbell and Meinert
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - thirteenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Captina
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/15/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • Field Measured Properties: 25.7 percent of pscs clay and 18.6 percent of pscs sand and 15.4 percent of pscs gravel and 0.42 ratio of cec to clay ratio


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: mixed loess over Quaternary System gravelly slope alluvium derived from limestone and sandstone over Roubidoux Formation residuum weathered from limestone and sandstone
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: moderately coherent moderate weathered sandstone, unspecified at 157cm with 45 to <100 and a strike of 0 degrees and a dip of 0 to 0 degrees
  • Geology: Roubidoux Formation formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/15/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 36091h3ne
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet
  • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIEC2

    QUVE

    QUAL

    CARYA

    CORNU

    PAQU2

    VITIS

    ANDRO2

    DESMO

    Pinus echinata

    Quercus velutina

    Quercus alba

    Carya

    Cornus

    Parthenocissus quinquefolia

    Vitis

    Andropogon

    Desmodium

    shortleaf pine

    black oak

    white oak

    hybrid hickory

    dogwood

    Virginia creeper

    grape

    bluestem

    ticktrefoil

    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, paralithic

    bedrock, lithic

    157 - 183

    183 -

    - 26 -

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic materials

    lithic contact

    0—23

    13—157

    157—183

    183—

    —23—

    —144—

    —-

    —-

    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

    4

    296.6

    325

    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) rubbed silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU000962; observed in pit, small
    E—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine interstitial and 10.0 fine interstitial pores; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU000963; observed in pit, small
    EB—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine tubular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; 12 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; 12 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along pores and 12 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 35 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine tubular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt3—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior gravelly clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 12 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Bt4—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 12 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 12 percent distinct gray (7.5YR 5/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Bt5—97 to 130 centimeters (38.2 to 51.2 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) interior very cobbly clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on rock fragments and 35 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on rock fragments and 70 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 75-?-250 millimeter quartzite fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Bt6—130 to 157 centimeters (51.2 to 61.8 inches); 60 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) interior and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and 15 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse platy structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots in cracks; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 12 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 12 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat angular strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    3C—157 to 183 centimeters (61.8 to 72.0 inches); 45 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) interior and 45 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior and 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior extremely flaggy loamy sand; moderate fine single grain, and moderate coarse platy; firm; 0.5 medium roots in cracks; 90 percent by volume flat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 150-?-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # MU000971; observed in pit, small
    R—183 centimeters (72.0 inches); bedrock; fragments.