IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Florand
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999CA003002
  • User Pedon ID: 99CA003002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1999CA003002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0465
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11970
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 38.6477509
  • Std. Longitude: -119.9247208
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: mountains southwest of Charity Valley
  • State: California
  • County: CA003—Alpine
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA686—Coleville-Bridgeport Area, Parts of Alpine and Mono Counties, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38119-F8—Carson Pass, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: EWB/JBF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, isotic Xeric Dystrocryepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Florand
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Florand
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy-skeletal, mixed Humic Xeric Vitricryand
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1999
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 3793-98
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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

    PIMO3

    Pinus monticola

    western white pine

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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

    25

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    2507

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    100

    114

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    Oi—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; Error; fragments; clear wavy boundary. partially decomposed duff material; this horizon not sampled.
    A1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02926. estimate 14% clay.
    A2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine to medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02927. estimate 14% clay.
    Bw1—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine to medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02928. estimate 15% clay.
    Bw2—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02929. estimate 15% clay.
    Cr—97 centimeters (38.2 inches); fragments. weathered and fractured tuff-breccia; this layer not sampled.