IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sparr
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977-FL105-S53_005
  • User Pedon ID: S1977FL105005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UFL
  • Lab Pedon # - S53_005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38030
  • 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: 28.2046776
  • Std. Longitude: -81.7762527
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T26S
  • Range: R25E
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4, SE 1/4
  • Location Description: 3 miles northeast of Polk City;
  • Map Unit: 14—Sparr sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes
  • State: Florida
  • County: FL105—Polk
  • MLRA: 154—South-Central Florida Ridge
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-TAL—Tallahassee, Florida
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: FL105—Polk County, Florida
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 28081-B7—Polk City, Florida

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: V.W. Carlisle, R.E. Benjamin, D.L. Cantlin (IFAS) and J.M. Robbins, R.D. Ford (SCS)
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, hyperthermic Grossarenic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sparr
  • PSC - 145 to 195 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/23/2015
  • Classifier - Alison M. Steglich
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sparr
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, siliceous, subactive, hyperthermic Grossarenic Paleudults
  • PSC - 145 to 195 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/15/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • 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: 2/25/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—145

    145—203

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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
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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) sand; single grain; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many (7.0) fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # FL5300501
    E1—20 to 51 centimeters (7.9 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sand; single grain; loose; many (7.0) fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300502
    E2—51 to 96 centimeters (20.1 to 37.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grain; loose; many (7.0) fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent fine faint ; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300503
    E3—96 to 117 centimeters (37.8 to 46.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand; single grain; loose; many (7.0) fine and medium roots throughout; 11 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300504
    E4—117 to 145 centimeters (46.1 to 57.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) sand; single grain; loose; many (7.0) fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent fine distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300505
    Bt1—145 to 157 centimeters (57.1 to 61.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common (3.0) fine and medium roots throughout; 24 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 24 percent medium prominent yellow (10YR 7/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300506
    Bt2—157 to 168 centimeters (61.8 to 66.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common (3.0) fine and medium roots throughout; 24 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 24 percent medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) masses of reduced iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # FL5300507
    Btg—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 11 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, and 2.5Y 3/6 (2.5Y 3/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 11 percent medium prominent masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1. Lab sample # FL5300508