Natural Resources
Conservation Service
ecological site group 034BESG26
Arid Cool Sandy Uplands
Accessed: 04/19/2026
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 structural benches, upper flood plains, and hills.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the mesic temperature regime and the aridic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R034BY115UT Desert Sandy Loam (Indian Ricegrass).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 034B
Warm Central Desertic Basins and Plateaus
Subclasses
- R034BY006UT–Alkali Flat (Greasewood)
- R034BY009UT–Loamy Bottom (Basin Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY112UT–Desert Sand (Fourwing Saltbush)
- R034BY115UT–Desert Sandy Loam (Indian Ricegrass)
- R034BY118UT–Desert Shallow Loam (Black Sagebrush)
- R034BY212UT–Semidesert Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY214UT–Semidesert Sand (Fourwing Saltbush)
- R034BY216UT–Semidesert Sandy Loam (Fourwing Saltbush)
Correlated Map Unit Components
23729329, 23725574, 23725575, 23725713, 23725715, 23725236, 23724763, 23725484, 23725241, 23724785, 23725259, 23725262, 23725263, 23725641, 23725547, 23725546, 23725085, 23725294, 23723718, 23723721, 23723648, 23723649, 23723455, 23723458, 23723610, 24509676, 24511030, 24509231, 24507692, 24507968, 24509089, 24509610, 24509371, 24521734, 24524941, 24524145, 24524142, 24524827, 24524467, 24524275, 24526198, 24526202, 24525914, 24525916, 24525671, 24526352
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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