IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Darmstadt
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL027012
  • User Pedon ID: 90IL027012
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1990IL027012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0162
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63209
  • Print Date: 4/29/2025

    • LOCATION

  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL027—Clinton

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Natrudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Darmstadt
  • Classificaton Date - 1/11/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Darmstadt
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Albic Natraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop
  • 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

    TRITI

    Triticum

    wheat

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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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    180

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00923. few fine roots
    Ap2—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate coarse platy, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00924. few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    E1—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00925. many clay films surface features; few fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    E2—28 to 33 centimeters (11.0 to 13.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00926. many clay films surface features; few fine roots; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bt1—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) silty clay; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00927. many clay films surface features; few fine roots; many fine and medium prominent 5YR58 mottles
    Bt2—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silt loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 55 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00928. many clay films surface features; few fine faint 10YR64 mottles; few fine prominent 5YR56 mottles
    Btg1—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00929. few clay films surface features; few fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    2Btg2—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 2 percent faint weak red (2.5YR 5/2), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00930. very few clay films surface features; common fine and medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    2Btg3—114 to 244 centimeters (44.9 to 96.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 91P00931