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ecological site group 034AESG26
Arid Cool Shallow
Accessed: 04/22/2026
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
None specified
Provisional. A provisional ecological site description has undergone quality control and quality assurance review. It contains a working state and transition model and enough information to identify the ecological site.
Physiography
This ESG is located on hillslopes, structural benches, and escarpments.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the aridic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R034AY162WY Shallow Loamy Green River and Great Divide Basins (SwLy).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 034A
Cool Central Desertic Basins and Plateaus
Subclasses
- R034AY112WY–Gravelly Green River and Great Divide Basins (Gr)
- R034AY146WY–Sands Green River and Great Divide Basins (Sa)
- R034AY150WY–Sandy Green River and Great Divide Basins (Sy)
- R034AY158WY–Shallow Clayey Green River and Great Divide Basins (SwCy)
- R034AY162WY–Shallow Loamy Green River and Great Divide Basins (SwLy)
- R034AY166WY–Shallow Sandy Green River and Great Divide Basins (SwSy)
- R034AY174WY–Subirrigated Green River and Great Divide Basins (Sb)
- R034AY230WY–Overflow Foothills and Basins West (Ov)
- R034AY263WY–Shallow Loamy Calcareous Foothills and Basins West (SwLyCa)
- R034AY298CO–Rolling Loam
- R034AY300CO–Loamy Breaks
- R034AY330CO–Sandy Land
- R034AY350WY–Sandy High Plains Southeast (Sy)
- R034AY362WY–Shallow Loamy High Plains Southeast (SwLy)
- R034AY366WY–Shallow Sandy High Plains Southeast (SwSy)
- R034AY418CO–Alkali Upland
- R034AY424CO–Loamy 7-10 PZ
- R034AY431CO–Shallow Loamy 10-14 PZ
Correlated Map Unit Components
23783871, 23725591, 23725754, 23724655, 23725374, 23725157, 23725406, 23725436, 23725473, 23725026, 24286026, 24300735, 24300590, 24300591, 24310946, 24310949, 24445051, 24445480, 24445459, 24445448, 24444896, 24444666, 24445589, 24445591, 24445617, 24445626, 24445642, 24445651, 24445658, 24465625, 24465653, 24465659, 24465672, 24465694, 24325276, 24364906, 24364782, 24364788, 24364805, 24364809, 24369733, 24369736, 24369837, 24369839, 24370087, 24370210, 24370223, 24370357, 24372542, 24372454, 24372882, 24372899, 24372908, 24372929, 24372933, 24374777, 24375133, 24375190, 24375187, 24374906, 24374927, 24374957, 24374969, 24374970, 24374597, 24374603, 24374047, 24374035, 24374050
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Travis Nauman
Curtis Talbot
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