IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rosman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NC099001
  • User Pedon ID: 86NC099001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1986NC099001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0934
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59228
  • 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: 35.4233322
  • Std. Longitude: -83.3505554
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: On William Shelton's farm; flood plain along Tuckasegee; 1 mi S of Whittier on SR 1397; 0.5 mi N of road ...
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC099—Jackson
  • MLRA: 130B—Southern Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M.Sherrill, D.Thomas, S.Browning, W.Lynn,A.Goodwin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, mesic Fluventic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rosman
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rosman
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Fluventic Haplumbrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from metasedimentary rock
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Pattern: dendritic
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    HORDE

    NICOT

    Hordeum

    Nicotiana

    barley

    tobacco

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

    umbric epipedon

    0—33

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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

    1

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    580

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    1109

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    141

    12.2

    20.7

    2.4

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    Canton, NC 1961-1990

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    Ap—0 to 33 centimeters (0.0 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine spherical mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05628. Few rounded gravel concentrated at base of horizon.; common fine mica flakes concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    C/A—33 to 60 centimeters (13.0 to 23.6 inches); 70 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior and 30 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05629. common fine mica flakes concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    C1—60 to 80 centimeters (23.6 to 31.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05630. common fine mica flakes concentrations; few very fine and fine roots throughout
    C2—80 to 120 centimeters (31.5 to 47.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05631. common fine mica flakes concentrations; few very fine and fine roots throughout
    C3—120 to 165 centimeters (47.2 to 65.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05632. common fine mica flakes concentrations; few very fine and fine roots throughout
    A—165 to 185 centimeters (65.0 to 72.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior loam; 11 percent gray (N 5/0) fine and medium faint and 11 percent light gray (N 7/0) fine and medium faint and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05633. common fine mica flakes concentrations; few very fine and fine roots throughout; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; common fine and medium faint N70 mottles; common fine and medium faint N50 mottles