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ecological site group 035XESG04
Arid Cool Deep Rocky
Accessed: 04/30/2026
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 plateaus, fan terraces, and escarpments.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the aridic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R035XY136UT Desert Stony Loam (Shadscale-Bud Sagebrush).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Subclasses
- DX035X01I113–Loamy Upland 10-14" p.z.
- F035XA122AZ–Limy Upland 10-14" p.z. Gravelly (JUOS)
- R035XA101AZ–Breaks 10-14" p.z.
- R035XA102AZ–Tephra Hills, Loamy 10-14" p.z.
- R035XA108AZ–Tephra Uplands 10-14" p.z.
- R035XA111AZ–Limy Upland 10-14" p.z.
- R035XA125AZ–Limy Upland 10-14" p.z. Shallow
- R035XA128AZ–Tephra Uplands, Loamy 10-14" p.z
- R035XB210AZ–Loamy Upland 6-10" p.z.
- R035XB215AZ–Sandstone/Shale Upland 6-10" p.z.
- R035XB219AZ–Sandy Loam Upland 6-10" p.z.
- R035XB231AZ–Basalt Upland 6-10" p.z.
- R035XB232AZ–Limestone/Sandstone Upland 6-10" p.z.
- R035XB233AZ–Limestone/Sandstone Upland 6-10" p.z. Saline
- R035XB235AZ–Sandy Loam Upland 6-10" p.z. Warm
- R035XB282AZ–Tephra Upland 6-10" p.z. Sodic
- R035XC302AZ–Sedimentary Cliffs 10-14" p.z.
- R035XC303AZ–Cinder Hills 10-14" p.z.
- R035XC304AZ–Loamy Upland 10-14" p.z. Cindery
- R035XC310AZ–Limy Slopes 10-14" p.z.
- R035XC311AZ–Limy Upland 10-14" p.z.
- R035XC312AZ–Loamy Wash 10-14" p.z.
- R035XC313AZ–Loamy Upland 10-14" p.z.
- R035XC319AZ–Limestone/Sandstone Upland 10-14" p.z.
- R035XC328AZ–Cobbly Slopes 10-14" p.z.
- R035XC338AZ–Loamy Upland 10-14" p.z. Limy
- R035XC340AZ–Basalt Slopes 10-14" p.z. Calcareous
- R035XC371AZ–Sandy Slopes 10-14" p.z. Bouldery
- R035XC373AZ–Sandy Upland 10-14" p.z. Warm
- R035XD414AZ–Sandy Loam Upland 7-11" p.z.
- R035XE507AZ–Limy Slopes 6-10" p.z.
- R035XE513AZ–Sandy Loam Terrace 6-10" p.z.
- R035XE517AZ–Limy Slopes 6-10" p.z. Shallow
- R035XI901AZ–Sedimentary Cliffs 25-33" p.z.
- R035XY015UT–Sandy Bottom
- R035XY018UT–Talus Slope (Blackbrush-Shadscale)
- R035XY020UT–Colorado Plateau Riparian Complex Perennial (Valley Type IV - B4C Stream Type)
- R035XY021UT–Colorado Plateau Riparian Complex Perennial (Valley Type VIII - B4C Stream Type)
- R035XY022UT–Colorado Plateau Riparian Complex Perennial (Valley Type IV - C5/F5 Stream Types)
- R035XY103UT–Desert Clay (Castle Valley Saltbush)
- R035XY118UT–Desert Sandy Loam (Fourwing Saltbush)
- R035XY121UT–Desert Sandy Loam (Blackbrush)
- R035XY133UT–Desert Shallow Sandy Loam (Blackbrush)
- R035XY136UT–Desert Stony Loam (Shadscale-Bud Sagebrush)
- R035XY139UT–Desert Stony Loam (Blackbrush)
- R035XY146UT–Desert Very Steep Stony Loam (Shadscale)
- R035XY206UT–Semidesert Gravelly Loam (Utah Juniper-Pinyon)
- R035XY209UT–Semidesert Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R035XY215UT–Semidesert Sandy Loam (4-Wing Saltbush)
- R035XY218UT–Semidesert Sandy Loam (Blackbrush)
- R035XY221UT–Semidesert Shallow Loam (Utah Juniper-Pinyon)
- R035XY222UT–Semidesert Shallow Loam (Utah Juniper- James Galleta)
- R035XY239UT–Semidesert Shallow Clay (Shadscale-Utah Juniper)
- R035XY242UT–Semidesert Gravelly Loam (Shadscale)
- R035XY243UT–Semidesert Stony Loam (Blackbrush)
- R035XY246UT–Semidesert Stony Loam (Utah Juniper-Pinyon)
- R035XY263UT–Semidesert Very Steep Stony Loam (Two-Needle Pinyon, Utah Juniper)
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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