IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Honuaulu
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000HI001009
  • User Pedon ID: S2000HI001009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2000HI001009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0810
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12308
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 19.5459728
  • Std. Longitude: -155.8901672
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Alan Wall Ranch; drive mauka on 4Wd road; pedon is located 0.2 miles makai of locked gate and 360 feet at 140 degrees magnetic from pasture gate.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: THI0073—Kealakekua, Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Bob Gavenda, Oliver Chadwick, Mike Kolman
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Honuaulu
  • Taxonomic Class - Hydrous-skeletal, ferrihydritic Typic Hydrudands
  • PSC - 0 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/21/2000
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: lava plain
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: aa lava
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/21/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    CRIL2

    PECL2

    Crossopetalum ilicifolium

    Pennisetum clandestinum

    Christmasberry

    kikuyugrass

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

    umbric epipedon

    andic soil properties

    lithic contact

    0—70

    0—70

    70—0

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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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    909

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    240

    1500

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    18

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; strong very fine and fine granular structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter aa lava fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter aa lava fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P05037. (8 to 12cm)
    A2—10 to 19 centimeters (3.9 to 7.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; strong very fine and fine granular structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05038. (7 to 20cm)
    Bw1—19 to 39 centimeters (7.5 to 15.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter aa lava fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P05039. (5 to 30cm)
    2C1/Bw2—39 to 70 centimeters (15.4 to 27.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter aa lava fragments and 75 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter aa lava fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 00P05040. (20 to 30cm)
    Bw2—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 00P05042. satellite sample.
    2C2—70 to 99 centimeters (27.6 to 39.0 inches); 5 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) Error; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter aa lava fragments and 90 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter aa lava fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 00P05041. many very fine and fine void between rock fragments pores; (10 to 40cm) gravels with saprolite material.
    Bw3—74 to 84 centimeters (29.1 to 33.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 00P05043. satellite sample.
    2R—99 centimeters (39.0 inches); fragments. hard 'a'a bluerock.