Soil great group

Xerofluvent

Of the Fluvent suborder; it It has a Mediterranean climate (xeric moisture regime).

What the name says

Soil Taxonomy names are built from parts, and each part says something about the soil. From general to specific:

Taxonomic orderEntisolSoil without diagnostic horizons, or almost: recently deposited material (sand, alluvium) or on which the climate did not have time to act.
SuborderFluventEntisol formed by layers of alluvium left by a river when it overflows; organic matter rises and falls with each layer.
Great groupXerofluventWithin the Fluvent suborder, it It has a Mediterranean climate (xeric moisture regime).

What it means for farming

Very variable. The sandy ones (Psamentes) retain little water and blow away; alluvial ones (Fluventes) can be good but they flood; the shallow ones on rock (lithic) are barely useful for grazing.

Where it is found

According to the 1:500.000 national map, it covers about 505.483 ha, spread over 2 districts.

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National map units that list it. The scale is 1:500.000: good for seeing the region, not a single property.

ProvinceArea
Santa Cruz505.483 ha

Districts where it is most common

Subgroups on the maps

  • Xerofluvent mólico

The definitions are a plain-language summary of the USDA Keys to Soil Taxonomy. The formal definition includes thickness, color and percentage thresholds that are left out here.

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