IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cuberant

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S13WY023MDR101

User Pedon ID: S2013WY023101

Vegetation Plot ID: S13WY023MDR101

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 13N97101

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70004

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 42.2656111

Std. Longitude: -110.8017500

Datum: WGS84

Township: T26N

Range: R118W

Section: 12

State: Wyoming

County: WY023—Lincoln

MLRA: 43B—Central Rocky Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WY663—Bridger National Forest, Wyoming, Western Part

PEDON

Describers Name: Michael Ruiz, Jason Martin, Eric Viboolkij, Jacqueline Vega

Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Haplocryepts

Current Taxon Kind: family

Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Cuberant

Taxonomic Class - Clayey-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Haplocryepts

Taxon Kind - family

PSC - 27 to 102 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/2/2013

Classifier - Jason Martin

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Pedon Vegetation and Crop Cover Information:

Forest Overstory Veg. Type - tree

Forest Understory Veg. Type - tree

Forest Groundcover Veg. Type Dominant - perennial grass

Forest Groundcover Veg. Type Secondary - perennial forbs or herbaceous

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: mountains

Landform: mountain slope

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, center third

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments: 5.00 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter marble, 1.00 percent nonflat subangular indurated 76- to 250-millimeter mixed,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

Other Vegetative Class: SC790 - subalpine fir/elk sedge—SSR4: Forest Habitat Type - Eastern Idaho & Western Wyoming

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/17/2013 (actual site observation date)

Data Collector: Michael Ruiz, Jason Martin, Eric Viboolkij, Jacqueline Vega

Surface Water Kind: none observed

Hydrology Status: unaltered

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - sunny

Current Air Temp - 24

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
PICO ABLA ARCO9 CAGE2 FEID FRVEA2 GEVI2 LUPIN POAL PSSP6	Pinus contorta Abies lasiocarpa Arnica cordifolia Carex geyeri Festuca idahoensis Fragaria vesca ssp. americana Geranium viscosissimum Lupinus Poa alpigena Pseudoroegneria spicata	lodgepole pine subalpine fir heartleaf arnica Geyer's sedge Idaho fescue woodland strawberry sticky purple geranium lupine — bluebunch wheatgrass	— — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — —	overstory understory understory understory understory understory understory understory understory understory

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
fibric soil materials ochric epipedon cambic horizon redox concentrations	0—2 2—17 17—43 69—88	—2— —15— —26— —19—

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
9	—	—	2479	—	115	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	554	Kelley R.S.	SNOTEL

Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in trench

A—2 to 17 centimeters (0.8 to 6.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; fine sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 15 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.0 medium roots throughout; 2.0 medium dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-12-20 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N11811; dry when described; observed in trench

Bw1—17 to 35 centimeters (6.7 to 13.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/3), dry; sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 6.0 medium dendritic tubular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 76-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N11812; dry when described; observed in trench

Bw2—35 to 43 centimeters (13.8 to 16.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; very cobbly sandy loam; 75 percent sand; 17 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 76-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N11813; dry when described; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 1236873; patchy - phpvsfiid 1236873

C1—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); variegated reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) very cobbly clay; 30 percent sand; 43 percent clay; 10 percent dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) extremely coarse distinct irregular mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-325-400 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 76-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N11814; dry when described; observed in trench

C2—69 to 88 centimeters (27.2 to 34.6 inches); variegated dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) very stony clay; 35 percent sand; 48 percent clay; 5 percent dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) extremely coarse distinct irregular mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 4 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 76-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-325-400 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 13N11815; dry when described; observed in trench