Soil Types and Related Map Samples Contained Within BONAP's Floristic Synthesis.

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Carex

Density gradient of taxa for Carex within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (31 spp. Garfield County, UT) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

Astragalus

Density gradient of taxa for Astragalus within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (31 spp. Garfield County, UT) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

Penstemon

Density gradient of taxa for Penstemon within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (31 spp. Garfield County, UT) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

 Eriogonum

Density gradient of taxa for Eriogonum within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (55 spp. Inyo County, CA) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

 

Rubus

Density gradient of taxa for  Rubus within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (43 spp. Preston County, WV) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

 

 Quercus

Density gradient of taxa for Quercus within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (26 spp. Berkeley County, SC; Tuscaloosa County AL) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

Erigeron

Density gradient of taxa for Erigeron within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (34 spp. Gunnison County, CO) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

 

Phacelia

Density gradient of taxa for Phacelia within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (43 spp. Inyo County, CA) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

 

Crataegus

Density gradient of taxa for Cratageus within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (24 spp. Kent County, MI; St. Clair County, MI) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

Lupinus

Density gradient of taxa for Lupinus within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (39 spp. Inyo County, CA) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

Salix

Density gradient of taxa for Salix within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (39 spp. Inyo County, CA) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

Cryptantha

Density gradient of taxa for Cryptantha within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (39 spp. Inyo County, CA) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

Castilleja

Density gradient of taxa for Castilleja within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (39 spp. Inyo County, CA) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

Draba

Density gradient of taxa for Draba within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (39 spp. Inyo County, CA) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP

Juncus

Density gradient of taxa for Juncus within the US (data 2011). Darkest green (39 spp. Inyo County, CA) indicates the highest species concentration. ©BONAP




 Uaf
Upland acidic clays ©BONAP
 Uam
Upland acidic silts/loams ©BONAP
 Uas
Upland acidic shallow ©BONAP
 Unf
Upland non-acidic clays ©BONAP
 Uns
Upland non-acidic shallow soils
©BONAP
 dr1
Excessively drained soils ©BONAP
dr3
Well-drained soils ©BONAP

dr7
Very poorly-drained soils ©BONAP

Alfisols
Soils with nutrient-rich clays (excluding wetlands) ©BONAP
Andisols
Volcanic soils (excluding wetlands) ©BONAP
Gypsids
Gypsum soils ©BONAP
 Histosols
Organic soils (excluding uplands) ©BONAP
Humic
Mineral soils with high organic contect (excluding prairie soils) ©BONAP
organic_rich_upland
Mineral soils with high organic content ©BONAP

 Psamments
Deep sandy soil ©BONAP

Rendollic
Limestone praire soils ©BONAP
Saline
Salty soils (high electric conductivity) ©BONAP

Ultisols
Soils with nutrient-poor clays (excluding wetlands) ©BONAP

 vertisolsShrink/swell clay soils (excluding wetlands) ©BONAP

 aridsolsDesert soils (excluding salt flats and gypsum) ©BONAP

 fluvents
Non-wetland floodplain soils ©BONAP

 fluvialVarious soils with elements of a floodplain soil ©BONAP

 FolistsUpland organic soils ©BONAP

 Mollisols
Prairie soils (excluding wetlands) ©BONAP

Salids
Salt flats ©BONAP
spodisols
Pine forest soils (excluding wetlands) ©BONAP

Outcrop
Rock outcrops ©BONAP

 InceptisolsWeakly developed soils (excluding wetlands) ©BONAP

 LithicShallow soils (bedrock within a half meter of the surface) ©BONAP

 Arents
Man-made/modified soils ©BONAP

 soilmoisture

Soil moisture based on average drainage and climate ©BONAP

 LTA20080214a
Soils of the lower 48 US states, based on dominant soil pH, textures, and wetland status (data from NRCS) ©BONAP

 Soil Taxa
Soil orders and selected suborders of the United States, based on Soil Taxonomy of the USDA NRCS ©BONAP

 
  

Last updated March 24, 2011.