Natural Resources
Conservation Service
ecological site group 042AESG48
Very Shallow Madrean Woodland
Accessed: 08/29/2026
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 hills and mountain slopes.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the thermic temperature regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R042AC247TX Igneous Hill and Mountain, Desert Grassland.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 042A
Trans-Pecos Mountains, Plateaus, and Basins
Subclasses
- R042AC244TX–Gravelly, Desert Grassland
- R042AC247TX–Igneous Hill and Mountain, Desert Grassland
- R042AC255TX–Sandstone Hill and Mountain, Desert Grassland
- R042AC746TX–Basalt Hill, Desert Grassland
- R042AD744TX–Limestone Hill, Dry Mixed Prairie
- R042AE277TX–Igneous Hill and Mountain, Mixed Prairie
- R042AE281TX–Shallow, Mixed Prairie
- R042AE695TX–Basalt Hill, Mixed Prairie
Correlated Map Unit Components
25662092, 25662089, 25662045, 25662028, 25662064, 25662006, 25639128, 25662385, 25662380, 25662375, 25662346, 25662347, 25662202, 25662291, 25662506, 25662504, 25663327, 25662988, 25662983, 25662976, 25663219, 25663624, 25663620, 25663618, 25663615, 25663614, 25663613, 25663609, 25663611, 25663605, 25663602, 25663466, 25663462, 25663599, 25663596, 25663594, 25663496, 25663546, 25663539, 25663538, 25663523, 25663514, 25663811, 25663806, 25663799, 25663795, 25663797, 25663792, 25663786, 25663638, 25663635, 25663783, 25663829, 25663816, 25663746, 25663720, 25663721, 25663701, 25560503, 25560551, 25560634, 25560719, 25560723, 25652715, 25652802, 25652806, 25652808, 25652871, 25652906, 25652908, 25652911, 25652893, 25653028, 25653030, 25653032, 25653036, 25653039, 25653074, 25653157, 25689063, 25689615, 25690711, 25690757, 25690758, 25690832, 25691107, 25691135, 25691134, 25690989, 25728133, 25728130, 25692033, 25692223, 25692429, 25691996, 25692425, 25692347, 25689922, 25729355, 25690035, 25690132, 25690503, 25690376, 25690512, 25690551, 25690605, 25690479, 25690485, 25690489, 25690556, 25690666, 25690726, 25690725, 25690676, 25690677, 25690797, 25690805, 25709748, 25709742, 25620566, 25620450, 25620483, 25620585, 25620500, 25620733, 25635458, 25635575, 25636927, 25622598, 25622619, 25619234, 25619488, 25619492, 25619496, 25619538, 25611687, 25611700, 25611706, 25613386, 25613730, 25613735, 25613740, 25613746, 25614168, 25613990, 25614030, 25614135, 25615665, 25624078, 25624096, 25589328, 25663418, 25663417
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
) icon wherever it occurs. Drag and drop items to reorder. Cookies are used to store briefcase items between browsing sessions. Because of this, the number of items that can be added to your briefcase is limited, and briefcase items added on one device and browser cannot be accessed from another device or browser. Users who do not wish to place cookies on their devices should not use the briefcase tool. Briefcase cookies serve no other purpose than described here and are deleted whenever browsing history is cleared.
