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a. 

20 or more consecutive days; or

b. 

30 or more cumulative days.

 

Alfic Oxyaquic Haplorthods

CEEH.  Other Haplorthods that have:

1.  Within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface, an argillic or kandic horizon; and

2.  Saturation with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface in normal years for either or both:

a. 

20 or more consecutive days; or

b. 

30 or more cumulative days.

 

Oxyaquic Ultic Haplorthods

CEEI. 

Other Haplorthods that have fragic soil properties

either:

 

1.  In 30 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; or

2.  In 60 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick.

Fragic Haplorthods

CEEJ.  Other Haplorthods that have both:

1.  Saturation with water in 1 or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface in normal years for either or both:

a. 

20 or more consecutive days; or

b. 

30 or more cumulative days; and

2.  Below the spodic horizon but not below an argillic horizon, lamellae (two or more) within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Lamellic Oxyaquic Haplorthods

CEEK.  Other Haplorthods that, below the spodic horizon but not below an argillic horizon, have lamellae (two or more) within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Lamellic Haplorthods

CEEL.  Other Haplorthods that are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface in normal years for either or both:

1.  20 or more consecutive days; or

2.  30 or more cumulative days.

Oxyaquic Haplorthods

CEEM.  Other Haplorthods that have andic soil properties throughout horizons that have a total thickness of 25 cm or more within 75 cm either of the mineral soil surface or of the top of an organic layer with andic soil properties, whichever is shallower.

Andic Haplorthods

CEEN.  Other Haplorthods that have, within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface, an argillic or kandic horizon that has a base saturation (by sum of cations) of 35 percent or more in some part.

 

Alfic Haplorthods

CEEO. 

Other Haplorthods that have an argillic or kandic

horizon within 200 cm of the mineral soil surface.

 

Ultic Haplorthods

CEEP. 

Other Haplorthods that have a spodic horizon that has

one of the following:

1.  Atexture class of very fine sand, loamy very fine sand, or finer and all of the following:

a. 

A thickness of 10 cm or less; and

b. 

A weighted average of less than 1.2 percent organic

carbon; and

c. 

Within the upper 7.5 cm, either or both a moist color

value or chroma of 4 or more (crushed and smoothed sample); or

2.  Atexture class of loamy fine sand, fine sand, or coarser and either or both a moist color value or chroma of 4 or more (crushed and smoothed sample) in the upper 2.5 cm.

Entic Haplorthods

CEEQ.  Other Haplorthods.

Typic Haplorthods

Placorthods

Key to Subgroups

CEAA.  All Placorthods (provisionally).

Typic Placorthods

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Ultisols

Key to Suborders

HA.  Ultisols that have aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage) in one or more horizons within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface and one or both of the following:

1.  Redoximorphic features in all layers between either the lower boundary of an Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 40 cm and one of the following within the upper 12.5 cm of the argillic or kandic horizon:

a.  Redox concentrations and 50 percent or more redox depletions with chroma of 2 or less either on faces of peds or in the matrix; or

b. 

50 percent or more redox depletions with chroma of 1

or less either on faces of peds or in the matrix; or

c. 

Distinct or prominent redox concentrations and 50

percent or more hue of 2.5Y or 5Y in the matrix and also a thermic, isothermic, or warmer soil temperature regime; or

2.  Within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface, enough active ferrous iron to give a positive reaction to alpha,alphadipyridyl at a time when the soil is not being irrigated.

Aquults, p. 283

HB.  Other Ultisols that have one or both of the following:

1.  0.9 percent (by weighted average) or more organic carbon in the upper 15 cm of the argillic or kandic horizon; or

2.  12 kg/m2 or more organic carbon between the mineral soil surface and a depth of 100 cm.

 

Humults, p. 287

HC. 

Other Ultisols that have a udic soil moisture regime.

 

Udults, p. 290

HD. 

Other Ultisols that have an ustic soil moisture regime.

 

Ustults, p. 298

HE. 

Other Ultisols.

 

Xerults, p. 302

Aquults

Key to Great Groups

HAA.  Aquults that have one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface in which plinthite either forms a continuous phase or constitutes one-half or more of the volume.

 

Plinthaquults, p. 287

HAB. 

OtherAquults that have a fragipan within 100 cm of the

mineral soil surface.

 

Fragiaquults, p. 285

HAC. 

OtherAquults that have an abrupt textural change

between the ochric epipedon or albic horizon and the argillic or kandic horizon and have a saturated hydraulic conductivity of 0.4 cm/hr (1.0 µm/sec) or slower (moderately low or lower Ksat class) in the argillic or kandic horizon.

Albaquults, p. 284

HAD.  OtherAquults that:

1.  Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and

2.  Have a kandic horizon; and

3.  Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:

a. 

With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease

of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay

content; or

b. 

Have 5 percent or more (by volume) clay depletions

on faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower

clay content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3

percent or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction.

 

 

Kandiaquults, p. 285

HAE. 

OtherAquults that have a kandic horizon.

 

 

Kanhaplaquults, p. 286

HAF. 

OtherAquults that:

1.  Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and

2.  Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:

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a. 

With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease

of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay

content; or

b. 

Have 5 percent or more (by volume) clay depletions

on faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower

clay content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3

percent or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction.

 

Paleaquults, p. 286

HAG. 

OtherAquults that have an umbric or mollic epipedon.

 

Umbraquults, p. 287

HAH. 

OtherAquults that have episaturation.

 

Epiaquults, p. 284

HAI.  OtherAquults.

 

Endoaquults, p. 284

Albaquults

Key to Subgroups

HACA.  Albaquults that have one or both of the following:

1.  Cracks within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface that are 5 mm or more wide through a thickness of 30 cm or more for some time in normal years and slickensides or wedgeshaped peds in a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface; or

2.  Alinear extensibility of 6.0 cm or more between the mineral soil surface and either a depth of 100 cm or a densic, lithic, or paralithic contact, whichever is shallower.

 

Vertic Albaquults

HACB. 

OtherAlbaquults that have a kandic horizon.

 

Kandic Albaquults

HACC. 

OtherAlbaquults that have 50 percent or more

chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either

the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.

Aeric Albaquults

HACD.  OtherAlbaquults.

Typic Albaquults

Endoaquults

Key to Subgroups

HAIA.  Endoaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending

from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm.

Arenic Endoaquults

HAIB.  Other Endoaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 100 cm or more.

Grossarenic Endoaquults

HAIC.  Other Endoaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.

Aeric Endoaquults

HAID.  Other Endoaquults.

Typic Endoaquults

Epiaquults

Key to Subgroups

HAHA.  Epiaquults that have one or both of the following:

1.  Cracks within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface that are 5 mm or more wide through a thickness of 30 cm or more for some time in normal years and slickensides or wedge-shaped peds in a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface; or

2.  Alinear extensibility of 6.0 cm or more between the mineral soil surface and either a depth of 100 cm or a densic, lithic, or paralithic contact, whichever is shallower.

Vertic Epiaquults

HAHB.  Other Epiaquults that have both of the following: 1.  Fragic soil properties either:

a.  In 30 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; or

b.  In 60 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick; and

2.  50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.

Aeric Fragic Epiaquults

HAHC.  Other Epiaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand,

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loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm.

Arenic Epiaquults

HAHD.  Other Epiaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 100 cm or more.

Grossarenic Epiaquults

HAHE.  Other Epiaquults that have fragic soil properties either:

1.  In 30 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; or

2.  In 60 percent or more of the volume of a layer 15 cm or more thick.

Fragic Epiaquults

HAHF.  Other Epiaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.

Aeric Epiaquults

HAHG.  Other Epiaquults.

Typic Epiaquults

Fragiaquults

Key to Subgroups

HABA.  Fragiaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and the fragipan.

Aeric Fragiaquults

HABB.  Other Fragiaquults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

 

Plinthic Fragiaquults

HABC. 

Other Fragiaquults that have a mollic or umbric

epipedon.

Umbric Fragiaquults

 

HABD. 

Other Fragiaquults.

 

Typic Fragiaquults

Kandiaquults

Key to Subgroups

HADA.  Kandiaquults that have an ECEC of 1.5 cmol(+)/kg clay or less (sum of bases extracted with 1N NH4OAc pH 7, plus 1N KCl-extractableAl) in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Acraquoxic Kandiaquults

HADB.  Other Kandiaquults that:

1.  Have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of a kandic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm; and

2.  Have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Arenic Plinthic Kandiaquults

HADC.  Other Kandiaquults that:

1.  Have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of a kandic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm; and

2.  Have a mollic or umbric epipedon.

Arenic Umbric Kandiaquults

HADD. 

Other Kandiaquults that have a texture class (fine-

earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse

sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer

extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of a kandic

horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm.

 

Arenic Kandiaquults

HADE. 

Other Kandiaquults that have a texture class (fine-

earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse

sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer

extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of a kandic

horizon at a depth of 100 cm or more.

 

Grossarenic Kandiaquults

HADF. 

Other Kandiaquults that have 5 percent or more (by

volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Plinthic Kandiaquults

HADG.  Other Kandiaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either

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the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.

Aeric Kandiaquults

HADH. 

Other Kandiaquults that have a mollic or umbric

epipedon.

 

Umbric Kandiaquults

HADI. 

Other Kandiaquults.

 

Typic Kandiaquults

Kanhaplaquults

Key to Subgroups

HAEA.  Kanhaplaquults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, one or more of the following:

1.  Afine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0; or

2.  More than 35 percent (by volume) particles 2.0 mm or larger in diameter, of which more than 66 percent is cinders, pumice, and pumicelike fragments; or

3.  Afine-earth fraction containing 30 percent or more particles 0.02 to 2.0 mm in diameter; and

a.  In the 0.02 to 2.0 mm fraction, 5 percent or more volcanic glass; and

b.  [(Al plus 1/2 Fe, percent extracted by ammonium oxalate) times 60] plus the volcanic glass (percent) is equal to 30 or more.

Aquandic Kanhaplaquults

HAEB.  Other Kanhaplaquults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Plinthic Kanhaplaquults

HAEC.  Other Kanhaplaquults that have both of the following:

1.  50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm; and

2.  A mollic or umbric epipedon.

Aeric Umbric Kanhaplaquults

HAED.  Other Kanhaplaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.

Aeric Kanhaplaquults

HAEE. 

Other Kanhaplaquults that have a mollic or umbric

epipedon.

 

Umbric Kanhaplaquults

HAEF. 

Other Kanhaplaquults.

 

Typic Kanhaplaquults

Paleaquults

Key to Subgroups

HAFA.  Paleaquults that have one or both of the following:

1.  Cracks within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface that are 5 mm or more wide through a thickness of 30 cm or more for some time in normal years and slickensides or wedgeshaped peds in a layer 15 cm or more thick that has its upper boundary within 125 cm of the mineral soil surface; or

2.  Alinear extensibility of 6.0 cm or more between the mineral soil surface and either a depth of 100 cm or a densic, lithic, or paralithic contact, whichever is shallower.

Vertic Paleaquults

HAFB.  Other Paleaquults that:

1.  Have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm; and

2.  Have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Arenic Plinthic Paleaquults

HAFC.  Other Paleaquults that:

1.  Have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm; and

2.  Have a mollic or umbric epipedon.

Arenic Umbric Paleaquults

HAFD.  Other Paleaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 50 to 100 cm.

Arenic Paleaquults

HAFE.  Other Paleaquults that have a texture class (fine-earth fraction) of coarse sand, sand, fine sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand throughout a layer extending

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from the mineral soil surface to the top of an argillic horizon at a depth of 100 cm or more.

Grossarenic Paleaquults

HAFF.  Other Paleaquults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Plinthic Paleaquults

HAFG.  Other Paleaquults that have 50 percent or more chroma of 3 or more in one or more horizons between either the A or Ap horizon or a depth of 25 cm from the mineral soil surface, whichever is deeper, and a depth of 75 cm.

Aeric Paleaquults

HAFH.  Other Paleaquults that have a mollic or umbric epipedon.

Umbric Paleaquults

HAFI.  Other Paleaquults.

Typic Paleaquults

Plinthaquults

Key to Subgroups

HAAA.  Plinthaquults that have a kandic horizon or a CEC (by 1N NH4OAc pH 7) of less than 24 cmol(+)/kg clay in 50 percent or more (by volume) of the argillic horizon if less than 100 cm thick or of its upper 100 cm.

Kandic Plinthaquults

HAAB.  Other Plinthaquults.

Typic Plinthaquults

Umbraquults

Key to Subgroups

HAGA.  Umbraquults that have 5 to 50 percent (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Plinthic Umbraquults

HAGB.  Other Umbraquults.

Typic Umbraquults

Humults

Key to Great Groups

HBA.  Humults that have a sombric horizon within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Sombrihumults, p. 290

HBB. 

Other Humults that have one or more horizons within

 

150 cm of the mineral soil surface in which plinthite either

 

forms a continuous phase or constitutes one-half or more of the

 

volume.

 

 

Plinthohumults, p. 290

 

HBC. 

Other Humults that:

 

1.  Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric

 

contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and

 

2.  Have a kandic horizon; and

 

3.  Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:

 

a.  With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease

 

of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay

 

content; or

 

b.  Have 5 percent or more (by volume) skeletans on

 

faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower clay

 

content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 percent

 

or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction.

 

 

Kandihumults, p. 288

 

HBD. 

Other Humults that have a kandic horizon.

 

 

Kanhaplohumults, p. 289

 

HBE. 

Other Humults that:

 

1.  Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric

 

contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and

 

2.  Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:

 

a.  With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease

 

of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay

 

content; or

 

b.  Have 5 percent or more (by volume) skeletans on

 

faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower clay

 

content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 percent

 

or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction.

 

 

Palehumults, p. 289

 

 

 

U

HBF. 

Other Humults.

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Haplohumults, p. 287

 

 

Haplohumults

 

Key to Subgroups

 

HBFA. 

Haplohumults that have a lithic contact within 50 cm

 

of the mineral soil surface.

 

 

Lithic Haplohumults

 

HBFB. 

Other Haplohumults that have both of the following:

 

1.  In one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of

 

the argillic horizon, redox depletions with a color value,

 

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moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage); and

2.  Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus

1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.

Aquandic Haplohumults

HBFC.  Other Haplohumults that have, in one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of the argillic horizon, redox depletions with a color value, moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage).

Aquic Haplohumults

HBFD.  Other Haplohumults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within

75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.

Andic Haplohumults

HBFE.  Other Haplohumults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Plinthic Haplohumults

HBFF.  Other Haplohumults that in normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:

1.  20 or more consecutive days; or 2.  30 or more cumulative days.

 

Oxyaquic Haplohumults

HBFG. 

Other Haplohumults that have an ustic soil moisture

regime.

Ustic Haplohumults

 

HBFH. 

Other Haplohumults that have a xeric soil moisture

regime.

Xeric Haplohumults

 

HBFI. 

Other Haplohumults.

 

Typic Haplohumults

Kandihumults

Key to Subgroups

HBCA.  Kandihumults that meet all of the following:

1.  Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, have a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0; and

2.  In one or more horizons within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, have redox concentrations, a color value, moist, of 4 or more, and hue that is 10YR or yellower and becomes redder with increasing depth within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; and

3.  In normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:

a. 

20 or more consecutive days; or

b. 

30 or more cumulative days.

 

Andic Ombroaquic Kandihumults

HBCB. 

Other Kandihumults that have both of the following:

1.  Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0; and

2.  An ustic soil moisture regime.

Ustandic Kandihumults

HBCC.  Other Kandihumults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within

75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.

Andic Kandihumults

HBCD.  Other Kandihumults that have, in one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of the kandic horizon, redox depletions with a color value, moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage).

Aquic Kandihumults

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HBCE.  Other Kandihumults that:

1.  Have, in one or more horizons within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, redox concentrations, a color value, moist, of 4 or more, and hue that is 10YR or yellower and becomes redder with increasing depth within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; and

2.  In normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:

a. 

20 or more consecutive days; or

b. 

30 or more cumulative days.

 

Ombroaquic Kandihumults

HBCF. 

Other Kandihumults that have 5 percent or more (by

volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

 

Plinthic Kandihumults

HBCG. 

Other Kandihumults that have an ustic soil moisture

regime.

Ustic Kandihumults

 

HBCH. 

Other Kandihumults that have a xeric soil moisture

regime.

Xeric Kandihumults

 

HBCI. 

Other Kandihumults that have an anthropic epipedon.

 

Anthropic Kandihumults

HBCJ. 

Other Kandihumults.

 

Typic Kandihumults

Kanhaplohumults

Key to Subgroups

HBDA.  Kanhaplohumults that have a lithic contact within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Lithic Kanhaplohumults

HBDB.  Other Kanhaplohumults that have both of the following:

1.  An ustic soil moisture regime; and

2.  Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.

Ustandic Kanhaplohumults

HBDC.  Other Kanhaplohumults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within

75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.

Andic Kanhaplohumults

HBDD.  Other Kanhaplohumults that have, in one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of the kandic horizon, redox depletions with a color value, moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage).

Aquic Kanhaplohumults

HBDE.  Other Kanhaplohumults that:

1.  Have, in one or more horizons within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, redox concentrations, a color value, moist, of 4 or more, and hue that is 10YR or yellower and becomes redder with increasing depth within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface; and

2.  In normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:

a. 

20 or more consecutive days; or

 

b. 

30 or more cumulative days.

 

 

Ombroaquic Kanhaplohumults

 

HBDF. 

Other Kanhaplohumults that have an ustic soil

 

moisture regime.

 

 

Ustic Kanhaplohumults

 

HBDG. 

Other Kanhaplohumults that have a xeric soil

 

moisture regime.

 

 

Xeric Kanhaplohumults

 

HBDH. 

Other Kanhaplohumults that have an anthropic

 

epipedon.

 

 

Anthropic Kanhaplohumults

 

 

U

 

 

HBDI. 

Other Kanhaplohumults.

L

T

 

Typic Kanhaplohumults

 

 

 

Palehumults

 

Key to Subgroups

 

HBEA. 

Palehumults that have both of the following:

 

1.  In one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of the argillic horizon, redox depletions with a color value, moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage); and

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2.  Throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.

Aquandic Palehumults

HBEB.  Other Palehumults that have, throughout one or more horizons with a total thickness of 18 cm or more within 75 cm of the mineral soil surface, a fine-earth fraction with both a bulk density of 1.0 g/cm3 or less, measured at 33 kPa water retention, and Al plus 1/2 Fe percentages (by ammonium oxalate) totaling more than 1.0.

Andic Palehumults

HBEC.  Other Palehumults that have, in one or more subhorizons within the upper 25 cm of the argillic horizon, redox depletions with a color value, moist, of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less, accompanied by both redox concentrations and aquic conditions for some time in normal years (or artificial drainage).

Aquic Palehumults

HBED.  Other Palehumults that have 5 percent or more (by volume) plinthite in one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Plinthic Palehumults

HBEE.  Other Palehumults that in normal years are saturated with water in one or more layers within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface for either or both:

1.  20 or more consecutive days; or 2.  30 or more cumulative days.

 

Oxyaquic Palehumults

HBEF. 

Other Palehumults that have an ustic soil moisture

regime.

Ustic Palehumults

 

HBEG. 

Other Palehumults that have a xeric soil moisture

regime.

Xeric Palehumults

 

HBEH. 

Other Palehumults.

 

Typic Palehumults

Plinthohumults

Key to Subgroups

HBBA.  All Plinthohumults.

Typic Plinthohumults

Sombrihumults

Key to Subgroups

HBAA.  All Sombrihumults.

Typic Sombrihumults

Udults

Key to Great Groups

HCA.  Udults that have one or more horizons within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface in which plinthite either forms a continuous phase or constitutes one-half or more of the volume.

Plinthudults, p. 298

HCB.  Other Udults that have a fragipan within 100 cm of the mineral soil surface.

Fragiudults, p. 291

HCC.  Other Udults that:

1.  Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and

2.  Have a kandic horizon; and

3.  Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:

a.  With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay content; or

b.  Have 5 percent or more (by volume) skeletans on faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower clay content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 percent or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction.

Kandiudults, p. 293

HCD.  Other Udults that have a kandic horizon.

Kanhapludults, p. 295

HCE.  Other Udults that:

1.  Do not have a densic, lithic, paralithic, or petroferric contact within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface; and

2.  Within 150 cm of the mineral soil surface, either:

a.  With increasing depth, do not have a clay decrease of 20 percent or more (relative) from the maximum clay content; or

b.  Have 5 percent or more (by volume) skeletans on faces of peds in the layer that has a 20 percent lower clay content and, below that layer, a clay increase of 3 percent or more (absolute) in the fine-earth fraction.

Paleudults, p. 296