IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Palma
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: P02NM049001
  • User Pedon ID: P02NM049001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: P02NM049001
  • User Site Association ID: Santa Fe Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0598
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15503
  • 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: 35.1830833
  • Std. Longitude: -106.1507222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM049—Santa Fe

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jason Nemecek
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ustic Calciargids
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Palma
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Palma
  • Classificaton Date - 9/25/2001
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium and eolin material
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/25/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    BOGR2

    PLJA

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Pleuraphis jamesii

    blue grama

    James' galleta

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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

    6

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    1970

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    52

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 13 percent clay; moderate thin platy parts to moderate coarse granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine interstitial and 1.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02987
    AE—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; moderate thin platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine interstitial and 1.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02988
    Bt—13 to 29 centimeters (5.1 to 11.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 medium and 1.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02989
    Btk1—29 to 44 centimeters (11.4 to 17.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 19 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02990
    Btk2—44 to 76 centimeters (17.3 to 29.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 2.0 very fine roots; 2.0 medium and 1.0 fine tubular and 1.0 coarse pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02991
    Btk3—76 to 108 centimeters (29.9 to 42.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 16 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 medium and 1.0 fine tubular and 1.0 coarse pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02992
    Bk—108 to 189 centimeters (42.5 to 74.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 medium and 1.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02993
    BC—189 to 317 centimeters (74.4 to 124.8 inches); 7.5YR 5/5 (7.5YR 5/5), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2.