IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lazbuddie
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: P1994TX359005
  • User Pedon ID: P1994TX359002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 94TX359005L
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0136
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67154
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: From the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 385 in Vega; 1.6 miles south on U.S. Highway 385; 0.20 miles East on private road; 0.5 miles North on private road; 0.33 miles east into playa basin.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX359—Oldham
  • MLRA: 77C—Southern High Plains, Southern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gaylon Lane, Mike Risinger, T. Craig Byrd, Fred Pringle, Wade Hirt, DeWayne Williams, Willy Crenwelge, Gerald Crenwelge
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lazbuddie
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Chromic Haplusterts
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/8/1994
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: playa
  • Microfeature: gilgai
  • Slope Position: depression on a slope
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Ponding: rare ponding for very brief periods begining in may
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/8/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 70
  • Microrelief Elevation: 5
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    PASM

    Pascopyrum smithii

    western wheatgrass

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

    gilgai

    slickensides

    calcic horizon

    0—30

    30—112

    112—221

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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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    457

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    13.3

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.
    Bss1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium vesicular and tubular pores; 8 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) on horizontal faces of peds and 70 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 97143; continuous - phpvsfiid 97227; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 97143; continuous - phpvsfiid 97227
    Bss2—28 to 61 centimeters (11.0 to 24.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; 3 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium vesicular and tubular pores; 8 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) on horizontal faces of peds and 75 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 97175; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 97252; continuous - phpvsfiid 97175; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 97252
    BCss—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 8 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) on horizontal faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 97253; continuous - phpvsfiid 97253
    2BC—76 to 117 centimeters (29.9 to 46.1 inches); 60 percent gray (2.5Y 6/1) and 40 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1), 60 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1) and 40 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.
    2B/C—117 to 170 centimeters (46.1 to 66.9 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) iron stains on faces of peds and in pores and 30 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) silt coats on horizontal faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 97254; patchy - phpvsfiid 97255; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 97254; patchy - phpvsfiid 97255
    2B/C—117 to 170 centimeters (46.1 to 66.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; fragments.
    2CB—170 to 218 centimeters (66.9 to 85.8 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine prominent and 2 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 1.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) iron stains on faces of peds and in pores and 30 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) silt coats on horizontal faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 97256; patchy - phpvsfiid 97257; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 97256; patchy - phpvsfiid 97257
    2Cr—218 to 239 centimeters (85.8 to 94.1 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 5/8) and 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine prominent and 2 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; very hard, very firm; 3 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) iron stains throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. patchy - phpvsfiid 98870; patchy - phpvsfiid 98870