Natural Resources
Conservation Service
ecological site group 042AESG43
Shallow Semi-Desert Grassland
Accessed: 08/31/2026
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 escarpments, fan remnants, and mesas.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R042AC249TX Limestone Hill and Mountain, Desert Grassland.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 042A
Trans-Pecos Mountains, Plateaus, and Basins
Subclasses
- R042AB735TX–Gravelly, Hot Desert Shrub
- R042AB739TX–Clay Hill, Hot Desert Shrub
- R042AC243TX–Foothill Slope, Desert Grassland
- R042AC244TX–Gravelly, Desert Grassland
- R042AC247TX–Igneous Hill and Mountain, Desert Grassland
- R042AC249TX–Limestone Hill and Mountain, Desert Grassland
- R042AC255TX–Sandstone Hill and Mountain, Desert Grassland
- R042AE281TX–Shallow, Mixed Prairie
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
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