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ecological site group 044BESG14
Shallow
Accessed: 04/22/2026
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR<8 and subsurface EC<8 and surface EC<4
- EC <1.5 surface and <2 subsurface
- Slope <35% or <40% surface rock
- Depth: 30-55cm
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 soil geomorphic unit is located on hills, escarpments, and mountains.
Climate
This soil geomorphic unit is characterized by the ustic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ESG for this soil geomorphic unit is R044BA Shallow Loamy (SwLo) LRU 01 Subset A.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 044B
Central Rocky Mountain Valleys
Subclasses
- R044BP811MT–Shallow Sagebrush Shrubland
- R044BP819MT–Upland Sagebrush Shrubland
- EX044B01A131–Shallow Clay (SwC) LRU 01 Subset A
- EX044B01A132–Shallow Limy (SwLy) LRU 01 Subset A
- EX044B01A134–Shallow to Gravel (SwGr) LRU 01 Subset A
- EX044B01A135–Shallow Limy Droughty (SwLyDr) LRU 01 Subset A
- EX044B01A136–Shallow Loamy (SwLo) LRU 01 Subset A
- EX044B01A137–Shallow to Gravel Limy (SwGrLy) LRU 01 Subset A
- EX044B01A138–Shallow Droughty (SwDr) LRU 01 Subset A
- EX044B01B040–Loamy Steep (LoStp) LRU 01 Subset B
- EX044B01B131–Shallow Clay (SwC) LRU 01 Subset B
- EX044B01B136–Shallow Loamy (SwLo) LRU 01 Subset B
- EX044B01B138–Shallow Droughty (SwDr) LRU 01 Subset B
- R044BP810MT–Shallow Grassland
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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