Natural Resources
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ecological site group 052XESG11
Saline Uplands
Accessed: 08/30/2026
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Additional water
- Ephemeral water
- Subsurface EC>4
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR<8
- Gypsum <5% surface and <10% subsurface
- Subsurface EC <8 and surface EC <4
- EC >1.5 surface or >2 subsurface
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, till plains, flood plains, and stream terraces.
Climate
This soil geomorphic unit is characterized by the frigid temperature regime and the ustic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this soil geomorphic unit is R052XC217MT Silty (Si) 10-14" p.z.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 052X
Brown Glaciated Plains
Subclasses
- FX052X01X007–Coarse Clay (Coc) Dry Grassland
- FX052X03X131–Shallow Clay (Swc) Dry Shrubland
- R052XC205MT–Clayey (Cy) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XC207MT–Overflow (Ov) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XC211MT–Sands (Sa) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XC212MT–Sandy (Sy) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XC215MT–Shallow Clay (SwC) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XC217MT–Silty (Si) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XC218MT–Subirrigated (Sb) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XC220MT–Thin Hilly (TH) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XC223MT–Silty-Steep (SiStp) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XN161MT–Silty (Si) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XN162MT–Clayey (Cy) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XN164MT–Clayey-Steep (CyStp) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XN168MT–Silty-Steep (SiStp) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XN169MT–Subirrigated (Sb) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XN172MT–Dense Clay (DC) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XN178MT–Shallow (Sw) 10-14" p.z.
- R052XN179MT–Shallow Clay (SwC) 10-14" p.z.
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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