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: 11/12/2024
  • 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: 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