IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Branyon

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S07TX0290002

User Pedon ID: S07TX0290002

Vegetation Plot ID: S07TX0290002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - TAMU

Lab Pedon # - S07TX029002

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45581

Print Date: 11/12/2024

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: 29.3101673

Std. Longitude: -98.4601822

Datum: WGS84

State: Texas

County: TX029—Bexar

MLRA: 86A—Texas Blackland Prairie, Northern Part

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 29098-C4—Southton, Texas

PEDON

Describers Name: RMR, MLJ, PDH, THW

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Haplusterts

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Branyon

Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Branyon

Classificaton Date - 3/2/2007

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: clayey alluvium

Landform: stream terrace on plain

Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: moderately well

Geology: Qal formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 3/2/2007 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID:

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Yield Study ID -

Current Weather - sunny

Current Air Temp - 22

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Ap Ap Bw Bw Bss Bss Bkss1 Bkss1 Bkss2 Bkss2 Bkss3 Bkss3 BCky BCky BCky Ck1 Ck1 Ck2 Ck2	0 0 21 21 47 47 91 91 131 131 168 168 205 205 205 246 246 271 271	— 21 — 47 — 91 — 131 — 168 — 205 — 246 246 — 271 — 288	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	0.3 — 0.3 — 0.4 — 0.5 — 0.4 — 0.4 — 0.3 — — 0.9 — 1.7 —	0.5 — 0.4 — 0.6 — 0.6 — 0.5 — 0.5 — 0.3 — — 0.4 — 1 —	1.9 — 1.8 — 1.6 — 1.5 — 1.5 — 1.1 — 0.7 — — 0.5 — 0.9 —	16.2 — 14.3 — 12.8 — 12 — 12 — 10.1 — 7.3 — — 6.8 — 9.6 —	17.4 — 14.3 — 13.1 — 13.4 — 13.3 — 12.9 — 10.9 — — 10.3 — 11.7 —	270 mesh sieve — 270 mesh sieve — 270 mesh sieve — 270 mesh sieve — 270 mesh sieve — 270 mesh sieve — 270 mesh sieve — — 270 mesh sieve — 270 mesh sieve —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
Ap Ap Bw Bw Bss Bss Bkss1 Bkss1 Bkss2 Bkss2 Bkss3 Bkss3 BCky BCky BCky Ck1 Ck1 Ck2 Ck2	0 0 21 21 47 47 91 91 131 131 168 168 205 205 205 246 246 271 271	— 21 — 47 — 91 — 131 — 168 — 205 — 246 246 — 271 — 288	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
Ap Ap Bw Bw Bss Bss Bkss1 Bkss1 Bkss2 Bkss2 Bkss3 Bkss3 BCky BCky BCky Ck1 Ck1 Ck2 Ck2	0 0 21 21 47 47 91 91 131 131 168 168 205 205 205 246 246 271 271	— 21 — 47 — 91 — 131 — 168 — 205 — 246 246 — 271 — 288	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste ec meter, saturated paste	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— 12 — 18 — 20 — 21 — 20 — 26 — 35 — — 40 — 29	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
CYDA HELIA3 PAAC3 PRGLG	Cynodon dactylon Helianthus Parkinsonia aculeata Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa	Bermudagrass sunflower Jerusalem thorn honey mesquite	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon slickensides secondary carbonates gypsum accumulations	0—47 47—205 91—288 205—246	—- —- —- —-

Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date	Depth	Sensor Kind	Temperature
	cm		C
3/2/2007	50	—	17

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
2	—	—	163	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 21 centimeters (0.0 to 8.3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay loam; 36 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 8.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7230; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bw—21 to 47 centimeters (8.3 to 18.5 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; 31 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 41 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7231; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bss—47 to 91 centimeters (18.5 to 35.8 inches);, 82 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 18 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist; clay; 29 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 42 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine irregular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7232; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bkss1—91 to 131 centimeters (35.8 to 51.6 inches);, 60 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 40 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist; clay; 28 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 42 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine irregular pores; 8 percent medium carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume quartzite fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7233; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bkss2—131 to 168 centimeters (51.6 to 66.1 inches);, 50 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 30 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 20 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; 28 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 41 percent clay; weak medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine irregular pores; 12 percent medium carbonate nodules; 3 percent by volume ? to 6-? millimeter quartzite fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7234; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bkss3—168 to 205 centimeters (66.1 to 80.7 inches);, 10 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist; clay; 25 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 39 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2 percent iron-manganese concretions and 5 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 8 percent carbonate masses and 2 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7235; moist when described; observed in pit, small

BCky—205 to 246 centimeters (80.7 to 96.9 inches);, 80 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) and 15 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) and 5 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist; silty clay loam; 20 percent sand; 48 percent silt; 33 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 10 percent medium carbonate masses and 1 percent medium gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7236; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket

Ck1—246 to 271 centimeters (96.9 to 106.7 inches);, 80 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist; silty clay loam; 19 percent sand; 51 percent silt; 30 percent clay; structureless massive; very hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent gypsum crystal clusters and 10 percent medium carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume quartzite fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7237; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket

Ck2—271 to 288 centimeters (106.7 to 113.4 inches);, 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 30 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) and 10 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; clay loam; 25 percent sand; 46 percent silt; 29 percent clay; structureless massive; very hard, very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent coarse carbonate masses and 1 percent coarse carbonate nodules; 7 percent by volume quartzite fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU7238; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket