Natural Resources
Conservation Service
ecological site group 42AESG06
Gypsum
Accessed: 08/22/2026
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 alluvial flats and basin floors.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the aridic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R042AC250TX Loamy, Desert Grassland.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 042A
Trans-Pecos Mountains, Plateaus, and Basins
Subclasses
- R042AB734TX–Salty Clay Hill, Hot Desert Shrub
- R042AB739TX–Clay Hill, Hot Desert Shrub
- R042AB747TX–Salty Clay Fan, Hot Desert Shrub
- R042AC244TX–Gravelly, Desert Grassland
- R042AC250TX–Loamy, Desert Grassland
- R042AC748TX–Gyp Alluvium, Desert Grassland
- R042AC752TX–Gyp Breaks, Desert Grassland
- R042AC757TX–Clay Loam, Desert Grassland
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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