IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morales

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1982TX239003

User Pedon ID: 82TX239003

Vegetation Plot ID: S1982TX239003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 82P0869

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51655

User Project ID: 9-ROS-SDJR-FY16

Project Name: SDJR - MLRA 150A - Morales-Cieno

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 29.1277778

Std. Longitude: -96.7658333

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: from the intersection of US Highway 59 and Farm Road 111 in Edna, Texas, 12.4 miles north on Farm Road 111 to a private road northwest of Morales, Texas, .15 mile west on private road and 100 feet north of road in rangeland

State: Texas

County: TX239—Jackson

MLRA: 150A—Gulf Coast Prairies

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX239—Jackson County, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: Gaylon Lane

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, hyperthermic Aquic Glossudalfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 3

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Morales (flagged as OSD)

PSC - 38 to 88 cm.

Classificaton Date - 12/15/2015

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Morales

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Aeric Glossaqualf

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 6/1/1982

Moisture SUBClass - aeric

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

QA Status: level 1

SITE

Parent Material: loamy fluviomarine deposits derived from sedimentary rock

Landscape: coastal plain

Landform: flat

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/1/1982 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, shrubby

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
CAAM2 ILVO PAFL4 PAPL3 QUST QUST QUVI QUVI SMILA2	Callicarpa americana Ilex vomitoria Paspalum floridanum Paspalum plicatulum Quercus stellata Quercus stellata Quercus virginiana Quercus virginiana Smilax	American beautyberry yaupon Florida paspalum brownseed paspalum post oak post oak live oak live oak greenbrier	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

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
1	—	—	36	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04464

E—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; fine sandy loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and massive; hard when dry, very friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04465

E/Bt—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; fine sandy loam; 19 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, very friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine and medium pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04466

Bt/E—38 to 47 centimeters (15.0 to 18.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; fine sandy loam; 23 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine and medium pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04467. patchy - phpvsfiid 1454243; patchy - phpvsfiid 1454244; patchy - phpvsfiid 1454243; patchy - phpvsfiid 1454244

Bt1—47 to 74 centimeters (18.5 to 29.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; sandy clay loam; 3 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; gray (10YR 5/1) clay films and brown (10YR 5/3) sand coats; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04468

Bt2—74 to 110 centimeters (29.1 to 43.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; sandy clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine faint and 3 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium and coarse prominent and 3 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) medium and coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds and brown (10YR 5/3) sand coats and organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04469

Bt3—110 to 137 centimeters (43.3 to 53.9 inches); sandy clay loam; fragments. Lab sample # 82P04470

Bt4—137 to 160 centimeters (53.9 to 63.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; sandy clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 21 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; organic stains on faces of peds and gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds and brown (10YR 5/3) sand coats; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1); fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04471

BCt—160 to 194 centimeters (63.0 to 76.4 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; sandy clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium and coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm; gray (10YR 5/1) clay films and brown (10YR 5/3) sand coats; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04472

BCt—194 to 230 centimeters (76.4 to 90.6 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1), white (10YR 8/1), dry; sandy clay loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine prominent and 3 percent yellow (10YR 7/8) fine distinct mottles; massive, and weak coarse prismatic; extremely hard, firm; brown (10YR 5/3) sand coats on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium black (10YR 2/1); fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 82P04473