IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BRADENTON
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1953FL115006
  • User Pedon ID: S1953FL115006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1953FL115006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5051
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41740
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024
  • LOCATION

  • Township: 37S
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4
  • State: Florida
  • County: FL115—Sarasota
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: FL115—Sarasota County, Florida
  • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - BRADENTON
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1953
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

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

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1953 (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

    PIEL

    QUNI

    QUVI

    SAPA

    SERE2

    Pinus elliottii

    Quercus nigra

    Quercus virginiana

    Sabal palmetto

    Serenoa repens

    slash pine

    water oak

    live oak

    cabbage palmetto

    saw palmetto

    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

    0

    0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; loose; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38172. when dry has pepper and salt appearance; matted together with a mass of small roots.
    18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; 1 percent yellow (10YR 8/6) fine faint and 1 percent light gray (N 7/0) fine faint mottles; loose; 21.0 roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38173
    30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand; 3 percent yellow (10YR 8/6) fine and medium distinct and 3 percent light gray (N 7/0) fine and medium distinct mottles; loose; 21.0 roots; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A38174. when mixed produces shades of brown.
    51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand, sandy clay loam; 1 percent light gray (N 7/0) fine faint and 1 percent gray (N 6/0) fine faint and 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine faint mottles; hard when dry, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A38175
    71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sand, sandy clay loam; 1 percent faint mottles; hard when dry, firm; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A38176. small, faint rust colored stains and having narrow fingers of very dark gray material extending from layer above; when moist is plastic and becomes hard sand firm when dry; a few small and medium size roots.
    94 to 109 centimeters (37.0 to 42.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) and white (10YR 8/1) fine sand, sandy clay loam; fragments; diffuse broken boundary. Lab sample # 40A38177. amount of marl variable in short linear distance and locally is lacking.
    109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); white (10YR 8/1) sandy clay loam, fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellow (10YR 8/6) medium distinct mottles; fragments. Lab sample # 40A38178. Texture of layer variable.