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ecological site group 034AESG37
Semiarid Cool Very Shallow
Accessed: 04/22/2026
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Ephemeral water or uplands
- Udic, ustic, and xeric moisture regimes
- Uplands
- Surface SAR <8
- Gypsum <5% surface and <10% subsurface
- Subsurface EC <8 and surface EC <4
- EC <1.5 surface and <2 subsurface
- Depth <30cm
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 hills.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the ustic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R034AY262WY Shallow Loamy Foothills and Basins West (SwLy).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 034A
Cool Central Desertic Basins and Plateaus
Subclasses
- R034AY228WY–Lowland Foothills and Basins West (LL)
- R034AY234WY–Rocky Hills Foothills and Basins West (RH)
- R034AY244WY–Saline Upland Foothills and Basins West (SU)
- R034AY254WY–Shale Foothills and Basins West (Sh)
- R034AY260WY–Shallow Igneous Foothills and Basins West (SwIg)
- R034AY262WY–Shallow Loamy Foothills and Basins West (SwLy)
- R034AY263WY–Shallow Loamy Calcareous Foothills and Basins West (SwLyCa)
- R034AY266WY–Shallow Sandy Foothills and Basins West (SwSy)
- R034AY274WY–Subirrigated Foothills and Basins West (Sb)
- R034AY276WY–Very Shallow Foothills and Basins West (VS)
- R034AY300CO–Loamy Breaks
- R034AY362WY–Shallow Loamy High Plains Southeast (SwLy)
- R034AY366WY–Shallow Sandy High Plains Southeast (SwSy)
- R034AY376WY–Very Shallow High Plains Southeast (VS)
Correlated Map Unit Components
23778385, 23778513, 23725249, 24513129, 24284968, 24289049, 24300434, 24301010, 24300307, 24300793, 24301049, 24444911, 24444931, 24445093, 24444627, 24444651, 24445168, 24444959, 24444909, 24325358, 24325359, 24325361, 24325425, 24325427, 24325438, 24325338, 24364665, 24364565, 24369722, 24369854, 24370222, 24372166, 24372176, 24372564, 24372462, 24374172, 24374806, 24374784, 24374821, 24374826, 24375071
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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