Albany Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate or moderately slow in the Btg horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Lower sandy uplands
• Landform position: Lower rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Blanton, Chaires, Clara, Elloree, Garcon, Lutterloh, Mandarin, Meadowbrook, Oldtown, Ousley, Ridgewood, and Wadley soils
• Slope: 0 to 3 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudults

Typical Pedon

Albany sand in an area of Albany-Ridgewood complex in Dixie County; about 1,580 feet south and 1,190 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 17, T. 10 S., R. 12 E.

• Ap—0 to 7 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; many fine and medium roots; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—7 to 24 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) stains; common medium and coarse distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) krotovinas; common medium faint very pale brown (10YR 7/3) stripped areas in the matrix; single grained; loose; strongly acid; common fine and medium roots; abrupt wavy boundary.
• E2—24 to 49 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; common fine and medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and few fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; strongly acid; common fine and medium roots; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Btg—49 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; many medium and coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) masses of iron accumulation; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky and plastic; strongly acid; few fine roots.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 70 to more than 80 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 80 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to slightly acid in the Ap or A horizon and extremely acid to moderately acid below a depth of 40 inches
• Flooding: None to occasional for brief periods
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 2 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; or neutral in hue and value of 2 to 6
  • Texture—sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 8; or hue of 5Y, value of 7, and chroma of 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of white, gray, yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sand
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of white, gray, yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sand clay loam

Bayvi Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Deposits of hydrophytic plant materials over sandy and loamy marine sediments over limestone
• Landscape: Coastal swamps on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landform position: Tidal salt marshes
• Commonly associated soils: St. Augustine, Shired, Tooles, Wekiva, and Wulfert soils
• Slope: Less than 1 percent
• Taxonomic class: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Cumulic Endoaquolls

Typical Pedon

Bayvi muck in an area of Bayvi muck, frequently flooded, in Dixie County; about 100 feet east and 100 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. 22, T. 12 S., R. 11 E.

• Oa—0 to 6 inches; black (7.5YR 2/1) muck; about 30 percent fiber unrubbed, less than 10 percent rubbed; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine, medium, and coarse roots; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• A—6 to 40 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loamy sand; massive; slightly sticky and slightly plastic; strongly acid; common fine roots; diffuse wavy boundary.
• C1—40 to 50 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; many fine and medium very dark gray (10YR 3/1) splotches; massive; slightly sticky and nonplastic; moderately acid; few fine roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—50 to 64 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; few fine faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) splotches; single grained; loose; nonsticky and nonplastic; extremely acid; few fine roots; abrupt wavy boundary.
• R—64 inches; hard limestone bedrock.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 24 to 54 inches
• Depth to bedrock: 60 to 80 inches
• Reaction: Slightly acid to moderately alkaline when in the natural wet state and very strongly acid or extremely acid when dry
• Flooding: Frequent for very brief periods
• Oa horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 2 or less; or neutral in hue and value of 2 or 3
  • Texture—muck
  • Fiber content—10 to 33 percent unrubbed and less than 10 percent rubbed
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5Y or 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—loamy sand or mucky loamy sand
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—sand or loamy sand
• Cr layer (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
• R layer:
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

Blanton Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained to moderately well drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate or moderately slow in the B horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine or aeolian deposits
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Sandy uplands
• Landscape position: Knolls and ridges
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Chiefland, Kureb, Ortega, Penney, and Ridgewood soils
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudults

Typical Pedon

Blanton fine sand in an area of Ortega-Blanton complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, in Dixie County; about 3,100 feet west and 300 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 36, T. 10 S., R. 12 E.

• A—0 to 4 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2, rubbed) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; strongly acid; many fine and medium roots; clear smooth boundary.
• AE—4 to 10 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; many medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and few medium faint light gray (10YR 7/2) stripped areas in the matrix; single grained; loose; strongly acid; many fine and medium roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• E1—10 to 28 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand; common fine and medium faint light gray (10YR 7/2) stripped areas in the matrix; single grained; loose; moderately acid; common fine and medium roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—28 to 42 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand; many fine and medium faint light gray (10YR 7/2) stripped areas in the matrix; few fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; moderately acid; common fine and medium roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• E3—42 to 54 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; common fine and medium faint very pale brown (10YR 7/3) masses of iron accumulation; few medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) pockets of fine sandy loam; single grained; loose; moderately acid; common fine and medium roots; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Bt1—54 to 70 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; very strongly acid; few fine and medium roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—70 to 77 inches; brown (7.5YR 5/4) sandy clay loam; common medium prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; very strongly acid; few fine and medium roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• BC—77 to 80 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine angular blocky structure; very friable; strongly acid; few fine roots.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to more than 80 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout
• Flooding: None
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5Y or 10YR, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Texture—fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5Y to 7.5YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 8
  • Texture—sand and fine sand
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5Y to 7.5YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of white, gray, yellow, brown, and red in the upper 10 inches of some pedons
  • Texture—sand clay loam
• Btg horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 2.5Y to 7.5YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of white, gray, yellow, brown, and red in some pedons
  • Texture—fine sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• BC horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5Y to 7.5YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 5 to 8
  • Texture—fine sandy loam

Bodiford Series

• Depth class: Deep
• Drainage class: Very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the O, A, and E horizons and moderately slow in the argillic horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments overlying limestone
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landform position: Depressions
• Commonly associated soils: Leon, Meadowbrook, Tooles, Wekiva, and Yellowjacket soils
• Slope: Less than 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Arenic Endoaqualfs

Typical Pedon

Bodiford muck in an area of Bodiford and Meadowbrook, limestone substratum, soils, frequently flooded, in Dixie County; about 2,300 feet west and 300 feet north of the southeast corner of sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 11 E.

• Oa—0 to 11 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) muck; 30 percent fiber unrubbed, 10 percent rubbed; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine, medium, and coarse roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• A—11 to 15 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) mucky loamy sand; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many fine, medium, and coarse roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—15 to 32 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; single grained; loose; common medium and coarse roots; neutral; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg—32 to 48 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains bridged with clay films; mildly alkaline; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Cr—48 inches; soft, weathered, fractured limestone bedrock that can be dug with difficulty with a spade.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 40 to 60 inches
• Depth to bedrock: 40 to 60 inches
• Reaction: Moderately acid to neutral in the Oa horizon, slightly acid to slightly alkaline in the A and E horizons, and neutral to moderately alkaline in the Btg horizon
• Flooding: Frequent for long periods
• Oa horizon:
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 4 or less; or neutral in hue and value of 4 or less
  • Texture—Organic materials composed mostly of decayed leaves, twigs, roots, and other sapric vegetative material
  • Fiber content—about 5 to 15 percent rubbed and 20 to 35 percent unrubbed
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 2 or less; or neutral in hue and value of 2 or 3
  • Texture—sand, loamy sand, or their mucky analogs
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common iron masses and/or pore linings in shades of brown, yellow, or red
  • Texture—sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or neutral in hue and value of 4 to 7
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common iron or clay depletions in shades of gray and iron masses in shades of yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Cr layer:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
• R layer (typically present):
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

Chaires Series

• Depth class: Deep or very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained or very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons, moderate in the Bh horizon, rapid in the Bw horizon, and moderately slow or slow in the Btg horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments in places overlying limestone
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Broad, sandy flatwoods and depressions
• Landscape position: Flatwoods and depressions
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Clara, Leon, Lynn Haven, Meadowbrook, Ridgewood, Steinhatchee, Tooles, Wekiva, and Wesconnett soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Alfic Alaquods

Typical Pedon

Chaires fine sand in an area of Chaires-Chaires, depressional, complex, in Dixie County; about 2,500 feet west and 2,300 feet north of the southeast corner of sec. 18, T. 9 S., R. 12 E.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; fine sand, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) rubbed, salt-and-pepper appearance unrubbed due to a mixture of coated and uncoated sand grains; weak fine granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; many fine and medium roots; gradual smooth boundary.
• E—6 to 15 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) fine sand; single grained; loose; very strongly acid; many fine and medium roots; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Bh—15 to 20 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sand; sand grains coated with organic matter; weak medium angular blocky structure; extremely acid; common fine and medium roots; gradual irregular boundary.
• Bw1—20 to 32 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; many fine and medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) streaks; single grained; loose; extremely acid; common fine and medium roots; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Bw2—32 to 47 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; common fine and medium distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; very strongly acid; few fine roots; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Btg1—47 to 60 inches; light olive gray (5Y 6/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; very strongly acid; few fine roots; diffuse wavy boundary.
• Btg2—60 to 80 inches; greenish gray (5GY 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; slightly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 50 to more than 80 inches
• Depth to bedrock: 50 to more than 80 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid in the A, E, Bh, and Bw horizons and very strongly acid to neutral in the Btg horizon
• Flooding: None
• O horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 2 or less
  • Texture—muck
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 2 or less. Where value is 3.5 or less, the horizon is less than 10 inches thick.
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 2 or less; or neutral in hue and value of 5
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• Bh horizon:
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 1 to 3, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• Bw horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 4
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of black, very dark gray, brown, and yellow
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; lower part—hue of 5Y to 5GY, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of gray, yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sandy clay loam
• Cr layer (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
• R layer:
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

Chiefland Series

• Depth class: Moderately deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons, moderate in the argillic horizon, and very slow in the Cr layer
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments overlying limestone
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Sandy uplands
• Landform position: Knolls and ridges
• Commonly associated soils: Blanton, Kureb, Ortega, and Otela soils
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Arenic Hapludalfs

Typical Pedon

Chiefland fine sand, in an area of Otela, limestone substratum-Chiefland-Kureb complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, in Dixie County; about 1,950 feet south and 610 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 9 S., R. 13 E.

• Ap—0 to 5 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; salt-and-pepper appearance due to a mixture of white sand grains and black organic material; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; neutral; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—5 to 17 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; common fine and medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) splotches; single grained; loose; common fine and medium and few coarse roots; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—17 to 26 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; neutral; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Bt—26 to 35 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; 2 to 5 percent, by volume, gravel-sized, soft, angular limestone pebbles in the lower part; few very fine and fine roots; neutral; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Cr—35 inches; soft, weathered, fractured limestone bedrock that can be dug with difficulty with a spade.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 20 to 40 inches
• Depth to bedrock: 20 to 40 inches. Solution holes in which the solum extends to depths below 40 inches occur in about 30 percent of the pedons. Limestone boulders are on the surface of many areas, comprising 1 to 3 percent of the surface area.
• Reaction: Strongly acid to neutral in the A horizon, except where lime has been applied, and moderately acid to moderately alkaline in the Bt horizon
• Flooding: None
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Texture—fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 2 to 6; or hue of 7.5YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8. Some pedons have few to many brown or yellow iron accumulations and few to common pockets of uncoated sand grains.
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common iron masses and/or pore linings in shades of brown, yellow, or red
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. Some pedons have few to many iron accumulations in shades of red, brown, or yellow.
  • Texture—sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam. The content of coarse limestone fragments ranges from 3 to 10 percent, by volume. In solution holes, the texture of the Bt horizon is sandy clay loam in the upper part and sandy clay in the lower part. Also, fine to medium nodules of soft limestone are in the Bt horizon in solution holes, but they normally make up less than 20 percent of the volume.
• Cr layer:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
• R layer (typically present):
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

Clara Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained or very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains, broad sandy flats, and depressions
• Landform position: Flats and depressions
• Commonly associated soils: Bodiford, Chaires, Garcon, Leon, Lynn Haven, Mandarin, Meadowbrook, Oldtown, Osier, Ousley, Tooles, Wesconnett, Wulfert, and Yellowjacket soils
• Slope: Less then 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Siliceous, thermic Spodic Psammaquents

Typical Pedon

Clara sand in an area of Clara and Meadowbrook soils, frequently flooded, in Dixie County; about 2,400 feet east and 2,600 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. 23, T. 9 S., R. 12 E.

• A1—0 to 4 inches; sand, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) rubbed, gray (10YR 5/1) unrubbed; many medium distinct black (10YR 2/1) pockets of mucky sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine and medium roots; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
• A2—4 to 9 inches; sand, dark gray (10YR 4/1) rubbed, gray (10YR 5/1) unrubbed; many medium faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) pockets of sand grains coated with organic matter; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—9 to 18 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; common medium faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) splotches and vertical streaks; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; neutral; clear wavy boundary.
• E2—18 to 29 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; few medium faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) splotches; single grained; loose; few very fine roots; neutral; clear wavy boundary.
• Bw1—29 to 34 inches; dark brown (10YR 4/3) sand; single grained; loose; few very fine roots; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bw2—34 to 46 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) sand; few medium faint dark brown (10YR 4/3) streaks; single grained; loose; few very fine roots; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
• C1—46 to 65 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; few medium faint brown (10YR 5/3) streaks; single grained; loose; few very fine roots; neutral; diffuse wavy boundary.
• C2—65 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; few medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) streaks and brown (10YR 5/3) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few very fine roots; neutral.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy layers: 80 inches or more
• Depth to bedrock: More than 80 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to moderately alkaline throughout, except where lime has been applied
• Flooding: None to frequent for brief periods
• Other features: Some pedons have a layer of muck up to 3 inches thick on the surface.
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 2 or less (rubbed)
  • Texture—sand, mucky sand, or fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 1 to 3; or hue of 10YR, value of 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. Few to common vertical streaks in shades of red, brown, or gray. The vertical streaks are not present in all pedons where chroma is 1.
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common nonaccumulations, depletions, and vertical streaks in shades of brown or gray
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• Bw horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 6. Where chroma is less than 6 in the upper part of the horizon, the color is more than 1 unit of value darker than the overlying E horizon. In some pedons, the upper part of the Bw horizon has small splotches, streaks, or discontinuous lenses or organically stained material with value of less than 4.
  • Redoximorphic features—few or common iron accumulations in shades of brown and yellow
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 or less
  • Redoximorphic features—few or common iron accumulations and/or pore linings in shades of brown or yellow
  • Texture—sand or fine sand

Elloree Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderately rapid
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landform position: Broad, sandy flats
• Commonly associated soils: Garcon, Osier, and Ousley soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Arenic Endoaqualfs

Typical Pedon

Elloree loamy sand in an area of Osier-Elloree complex, frequently flooded, in Dixie County; about 500 feet east and 1,800 feet south of the northwest corner of sec. 32, T. 12 S., R. 13 E.

• A—0 to 5 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loamy sand; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many fine and medium roots; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—5 to 12 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loamy sand; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; neutral; clear wavy boundary.
• E2—12 to 30 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sand; many coarse prominent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) masses of iron accumulation and dark gray (10YR 4/1) splotches; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; neutral; clear wavy boundary.
• E3—30 to 35 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) sand; single grained; loose; few very fine roots; neutral; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Btg1—35 to 60 inches; dark gray (5Y 4/1) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky and plastic; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—60 to70 inches; dark gray (5Y 4/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky and plastic; common fine and medium roots; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg—70 to 80 inches; light gray (5Y 7/1) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky and plastic; neutral.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: More than 40 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 80 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to neutral in the A horizon, strongly acid to neutral in the E horizon, and strongly acid to moderately alkaline throughout the rest of the profile
• Flooding: Frequent for long periods
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 3 or less; or neutral in hue and value of 2 or 3
  • Texture—loamy fine sand or loamy sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or neutral in hue and value of 4 to 7
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of brown and yellow in some pedons
  • Texture—loamy fine sand, loamy sand, sand, or fine sand
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 2 or less; or neutral in hue and value of 4 to 7
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of brown and yellow in some pedons
  • Texture—dominantly sandy loam or fine sandy loam but ranges to sandy clay loam
• Cg horizon:
  • Color—dominantly hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or neutral in hue and value of 5 to 7. In some pedons, hue ranges to 5GY.
  • Texture—sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or clay

Garcon Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate or moderately slow in the Bt and Cg horizons
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Terraces on flood plains
• Landform position: Lower rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Clara, Elloree, Osier, and Ousley soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Arenic Hapludults

Typical Pedon

Garcon fine sand in an area of Garcon-Ousley-Albany complex, occasionally flooded, in Dixie County; about 3,700 feet north and 2,110 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 14 E.

• A—0 to 4 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; many fine and medium roots; clear wavy boundary.
• E—4 to 21 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; common medium faint very pale brown (10YR 7/4) masses of iron accumulation; weak medium granular structure; friable; many fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—21 to 29 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; common medium faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and common medium light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) streaks; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt2—29 to 50 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) fine sandy clay loam; many coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Cg1—50 to 60 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) loamy fine sand; many coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Cg2—60 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) loamy fine sand; common coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of iron accumulation; weak fine granular structure; very friable; moderately acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 45 to 60 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout
• Flooding: Occasional for brief periods
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 to 6; or hue of 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of gray, yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or fine sand
• Bt1 horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 or 4
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of gray, yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sandy clay loam or fine sandy loam
• Bt2 horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or fine sandy clay loam
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of gray, yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand

Kureb Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Excessively drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Sandy uplands
• Landform position: Higher rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Blanton, Chiefland, Ortega, and Otela soils
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Thermic, uncoated Spodic Quartzipsamments

Typical Pedon

Kureb fine sand in an area of Otela, limestone substratum-Chiefland-Kureb complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, in Dixie County; about 1,880 feet south and 880 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 34, T. 8 S., R. 12 E.

• A—0 to 5 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; single grained; loose; common fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—5 to 20 inches; white (10YR 8/1) fine sand; single grained; loose; common fine and medium roots; moderately acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• C/Bh—20 to 35 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine sand; single grained; loose; brown (10YR 5/3) sand grains coated with organic matter; few fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C1—35 to 42 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand; common fine and medium faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; few fine roots; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—42 to 80 inches; very pale brown (10YR 8/4) fine sand; single grained; loose; few fine roots; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy layers: 80 inches or more
• Depth to bedrock: More than 80 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to neutral throughout
• Flooding: None
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• C/Bh horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 8 (C) and hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 4 (Bh)
  • Texture—fine sand
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 2 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of gray, yellow, and brown
  • Texture—fine sand

Leon Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained or very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizon, moderate or moderately slow in the Bh horizon, and rapid in the other layers
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flatwoods, flats, depressions, and flood plains
• Landform position: Flatwoods, flats, and depressions
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Bodiford, Chaires, Clara, Meadowbrook, Nutall, Ousley, Ridgewood, and Talquin soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Aeric Alaquods

Typical Pedon

Leon fine sand in an area of Leon-Leon depressional, complex, in Dixie County; about 1,440 feet east and 720 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. 25, T. 8 S., R. 12 E.

• Ap—0 to 7 inches; fine sand, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) rubbed, salt-and-pepper appearance unrubbed due to a mixture of coated and uncoated sand grains; weak fine granular structure; very friable; extremely acid; many fine and medium roots; clear wavy boundary.
• E—7 to 20 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) fine sand; single grained; loose; very strongly acid; many medium and fine roots; clear wavy boundary.
• Bh1—20 to 30 inches; black (N 2/0) fine sand; sand grains are coated with organic matter; weak medium angular blocky structure; friable; very strongly acid; common fine and medium roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bh2—30 to 40 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine sand; many fine distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) splotches; weak medium angular blocky structure; very friable; very strongly acid; few fine and medium roots; diffuse wavy boundary.
• C—40 to 80 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sand; common fine distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) splotches; single grained; loose; very strongly acid; few fine roots.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: More than 60 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Dominantly extremely acid to slightly acid, but very strongly acid to moderately alkaline in the tidal areas
• Flooding: None to occasional
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4 and chroma of 1 or 2; or neutral in hue and value of 2 to 4
  • Texture—sand, fine sand, or mucky fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand
• Bh horizon:
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 2.5Y, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 to 4; or neutral in hue and value of 2 to 4
  • Texture—fine sand
• E´ horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 2 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand
• B´h horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 2.5Y, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Texture—fine sand
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 6
  • Texture—fine sand

Lutterloh Series

• Depth class: Deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A horizon, moderate in the upper part of the argillic horizon, and slow to very slow in the lower part of the argillic horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments over limestone
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Lower uplands and flood plains
• Landform position: Lower rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Lynn Haven, Mandarin, Matmon, Moriah, and Ridgewood soils
• Slope: 0 to 3 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudalfs

Typical Pedon

Lutterloh sand, in an area of Lutterloh, limestone substratum-Moriah complex, in Dixie County; about 600 feet south and 4,600 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 27, T. 10 S., R. 13 E.

• A—0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sand, light gray (10YR 5/1) dry; weak medium granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; common coarse roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• AE—6 to 19 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sand; many fine and medium faint gray (10YR 5/1) stripped areas in the matrix; single grained; loose; common fine and very fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—19 to 32 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; common fine faint light gray (10YR 5/1) stripped areas in the matrix; single grained; loose; common fine and very fine roots; moderately acid; diffuse wavy boundary.
• E2—32 to 50 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; few medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) stripped areas in the matrix; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; few medium roots; moderately acid; clear irregular boundary.
• Btg—50 to 70 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; many medium and coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6 and 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky and plastic; few fine and very fine roots; slightly acid; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Cr—70 inches; soft, weathered, fractured limestone bedrock.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: More than 60 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid in the A and E horizons and very strongly acid to neutral in the Btg horizon
• Flooding: None to occasional for long periods
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 5Y, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 3 or less
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 or less
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of white, gray, yellow, brown, and red in some pedons
  • Texture—sandy clay loam
• Cr layer:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Texture—soft, weathered, fractured limestone
• 2R layer (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Texture—hard, unweathered limestone

Lynn Haven Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderately rapid or moderate in the Bh horizon
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Depressions
• Landform position: Depressions
• Commonly associated soils: Chaires, Clara, Leon, and Wesconnett soils
• Slope: 0 to 1 percent
• Taxonomic class: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Typic Alaquods

Typical Pedon

Lynn Haven mucky fine sand in an area of Wesconnett and Lynn Haven soils, depressional, in Lafayette County, about 10 miles east of Mayo; 2,000 feet north and 200 feet east of a trail road; 2,300 feet north and 3,200 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 27, T. 5 S., R. 10 E.

• A—0 to 13 inches; black (7.5YR 2/2) mucky fine sand; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; many fine, medium, and coarse roots; extremely acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg—13 to 19 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grained; loose; few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bh1—19 to 27 inches; black (5YR 2/1) fine sand; massive; friable; few fine, medium, and coarse roots; sand grains coated with organic matter; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bh2—27 to 31 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sand; massive; friable; few fine and medium roots; sand grains coated with organic matter; extremely acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BE—31 to 34 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sand; single grained; loose; few fine and medium roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E´—34 to 52 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; single grained; loose; few fine and medium roots; few medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• B´h—52 to 80 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) fine sand; massive; friable; sand grains coated with organic matter; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to 80 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied
• Flooding: None
• Other features: Some pedons have a bisequum that includes an E´ horizon and a B´h horizon.
• Oa horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3; or neutral in hue and value of 2 or 3
  • Fiber content—10 to 33 percent unrubbed and less than 10 percent rubbed
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2; or neutral in hue and value of 2 or 3
  • Texture—fine sand or mucky fine sand
• Eg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common iron masses and/or pore linings in shades of brown, yellow, or red
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• EB horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR, valve 2 to 4, and chroma of 1; many uncoated sand grains
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• Bh horizon:
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 4; vertical or horizontal tongues of grayish sand in some pedons
  • Texture—fine sand or loamy fine sand
• C/B horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 3 or 4
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common iron masses and/or pore linings in shades of brown, yellow, or red and none to many splotches and/or stripped matrixes in shades of gray
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• C horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common iron masses and/or pore linings in shades of brown, yellow, or red
  • Texture—fine sand or sand

Mandarin Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate in the Bh horizons
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Lower sandy uplands
• Landform position: Lower rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Clara, Lutterloh, Ortega, Resota, and Ridgewood soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Oxyaquic Alorthods

Typical Pedon

An area of Mandarin fine sand, in Dixie County; about 4,000 feet east and 200 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. 6, T. 11 S., R. 13 E.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—6 to 15 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) fine sand; few fine faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) streaks; single grained; loose; few fine roots; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E2—15 to 20 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand; few fine distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) streaks; single grained; loose; few fine roots; extremely acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Bh1—20 to 30 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; few fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bh2—30 to 45 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sand; many fine and medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BC—45 to 56 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sand; few fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• C—56 to 80 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; single grained; loose; few fine roots; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 50 to more than 80 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to moderately acid in the A, E, and Bh horizons and extremely acid to neutral in the BC and C horizons
• Flooding: None
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 6, and chroma of 1; or neutral in hue and value of 3 to 5
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 8
  • Texture—fine sand
• Bh horizon:
  • Color—hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of yellow, gray, and brown
  • Texture—fine sand
• BE or BC horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of yellow, gray, and brown
  • Texture—fine sand
• E´ horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Texture—fine sand

Matmon Series

• Depth class: Shallow
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderately slow in the Bt horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments overlying limestone
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Lower sandy uplands and flood plains
• Landform position: Lower rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Lutterloh and Moriah soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, active, thermic shallow Aquic Hapludalfs

Typical Pedon

Matmon fine sand in an area of Matmon-Wekiva-Rock outcrop complex, occasionally flooded, in Taylor County about 34 miles south-southeast of Perry; 1,600 feet west and 1,200 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 17, T. 8 S., R 10 E.

• Ap—0 to 4 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; few fine and medium roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—4 to 11 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sand; single grained; loose; common fine roots; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt—11 to 19 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; common fine roots; neutral; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Cr—19 inches; soft, weathered, fractured limestone bedrock that can be dug with difficulty with a spade.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 10 to 20 inches
• Depth to bedrock: 10 to 20 inches
• Reaction: Strongly acid to slightly alkaline in the A and E horizons, except where lime has been applied, and slightly acid to slightly alkaline in the Bt horizon
• Fragments: Gravel- to boulder-sized fragments of limestone at the surface or in the solum in many areas
• Flooding: Occasional for long periods
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 6
  • Texture—fine sand or loamy fine sand
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4 to 6
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of gray, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—fine sandy loam or sandy clay loam
  • Other features—in many pedons, the Bt horizon extends into solution holes in the limestone below a depth of 20 inches.
• Cr layer:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
• R layer (where present):
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

Maurepas Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Woody plant remains
• Landscape: Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landform position: Depressions
• Commonly associated soils: St. Augustine and Yellowjacket soils
• Slope: 0 to 1 percent
• Taxonomic class: Euic, thermic Typic Medisaprists

Typical Pedon

Maurepas muck in an area of Yellowjacket and Maurepas soils, frequently flooded, in Dixie County; about 700 feet east and 100 feet south of the northwest corner of sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 12 E.

• Oa1—0 to 10 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck; few medium faint black (10YR 2/1) pockets; massive; many fine and medium roots; few coarse roots; estimated fiber content of 5 percent rubbed; moderately alkaline; diffuse smooth boundary.
• Oa2—10 to 40 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck; massive; many fine and medium roots; few coarse roots; estimated fiber content of 8 to 10 percent rubbed; common medium (1 to 2 centimeter) fragments of wood; moderately alkaline; diffuse wavy boundary.
• Oa3—40 to 80 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck; massive; common fine and medium roots; few coarse roots; estimated fiber content of 5 percent rubbed; common medium (1 to 2 centimeter) fragments of wood; moderately alkaline.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 51 to more than 80 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 80 inches
• Reaction: Slightly acid to moderately alkaline throughout
• Flooding: Frequent for long periods
• Oa horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 2 or less
  • Texture—muck
• Cg horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand to sandy loam

Meadowbrook Series

• Depth class: Deep or very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained or very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate or moderately slow in the Btg horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments in places overlying limestone
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Broad sandy flats, depressions, and flood plains
• Landform position: Flats and depressions
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Bodiford, Chaires, Clara, Leon, Oldtown, and Talquin soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Grossarenic Endoaqualfs

Typical Pedon

Meadowbrook fine sand in an area of Clara, Oldtown, and Meadowbrook soils, depressional, in Dixie County; about 2,000 feet west and 300 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 12 E.

• Ap—0 to 4 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and very fine roots; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—4 to 18 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine sand; single grained; loose; common fine roots; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—18 to 36 inches; reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) fine sand; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron depletions; single grained; loose; common fine roots; moderately alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.
• E3—36 to 45 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; common fine roots; moderately alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg—45 to 55 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; common fine distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/4) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine and medium roots; moderately alkaline; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Btg—55 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky and plastic; common fine and medium roots; neutral.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 50 to more than 80 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to neutral in the A horizon, except where lime has been applied; extremely acid to moderately alkaline in the Bw and E horizons; and very strongly acid to moderately alkaline in the Btg horizon
• Flooding: None to frequent for long periods
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. Where value is 3 or less, the horizon is less than 8 inches thick.
  • Texture—fine sand, sand, or their mucky analogs
• Bw horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—pore linings in shades of yellow and brown
  • Texture—fine sand
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 2 or less; or neutral in hue and value of 4 to 7
  • Redoximorphic features—iron depletions in shades of gray and iron masses in shades of red, yellow, and brown
  • Texture—sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or, in the upper part of some pedons, loamy fine sand
• Cr layer (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
• R layer (where present):
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

Moriah Series

• Depth class: Deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate to slow in the Btg horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments overlying limestone
• Landscape: Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Lower sandy uplands
• Landform position: Lower rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Lutterloh, Matmon, and Nutall soils
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Aquic Arenic Hapludalfs

Typical Pedon

Moriah fine sand in an area of Melvina-Moria-Lutterloh complex in Taylor County about 15.5 miles south-southwest of Perry; 1,200 feet west and 1,300 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 10, T. 6 S., R. 7 E.

• Ap—0 to 5 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; few medium and course roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E1—5 to 9 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grained; loose; few medium and coarse roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E2—9 to 31 inches; white (10YR 8/1) fine sand; single grained; loose; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E3—31 to 34 inches; pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) fine sand; single grained; loose; few fine and medium roots; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Btg1—34 to 52 inches; light gray (2.5Y 7/2) sandy clay loam; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; few fine, medium, and coarse roots; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—52 to 57 inches; light gray (5Y 7/1) sandy clay loam; massive; slightly sticky; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; neutral; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Cr—57 inches; light gray (5YR 7/2), soft, weathered, fractured limestone bedrock that can be dug with difficulty with a spade.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 40 to 60 inches
• Depth to bedrock: 40 to 60 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid or very strongly acid in the A and E horizons, except where lime has been applied, and neutral to moderately alkaline in the Bt horizon, where present
• Flooding: None to occasional for long periods
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 8; common white streaks or pockets of clean sand grains
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of yellow or brown
  • Texture—fine sand
• Bt horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 6
  • Redoximorphic features—iron depletions in shades of gray and iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red
  • Texture—fine sandy loam
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—iron depletions in shades of gray and iron masses in shades of brown, yellow, or red
  • Texture—fine sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Cr layer:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
• 2R layer (where present):
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

Nutall Series

• Depth class: Moderately deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and slow in the Btg horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments overlying limestone
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landscape position: Flats
• Commonly associated soils: Leon, Moriah, and Tooles soils
• Slope: 0 to 1 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Mollic Albaqualfs

Typical Pedon

Nutall fine sand in an area of Nutall-Tooles complex in Jefferson County about 24 miles south-southwest of Monticello; 1.25 miles east of State Road 59 and 2.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 98; SW1/4NE1/4NW1/4 sec. 15, T. 3 S., R. 3 E.

• Ap—0 to 4 inches; black (5Y 2/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine, medium, and coarse roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• A/E—4 to 9 inches; mixed very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and light gray (10YR 6/1) fine sand; single grained; loose; many medium and coarse roots; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—9 to 13 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand; single grained; loose; common medium roots; common medium distinct brown (10YR 5/3) masses of iron accumulation; neutral; clear wavy boundary.
• E2—13 to 17 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grained; loose; few medium roots; many medium distinct light gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions; neutral; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Btg—17 to 30 inches; light greenish gray (5GY 7/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; many fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; slightly alkaline; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Cr—30 inches; soft, weathered, fractured limestone bedrock that can be dug with difficulty with a spade.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 20 to 40 inches
• Depth to bedrock: 20 to 40 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid or strongly acid in the Ap and A/E horizons, except where lime has been applied; strongly acid to neutral in the E horizon; and neutral to moderately alkaline in the Btg horizon
• Flooding: Frequent for long periods
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• A/E horizon:
  • Color—mixed pattern of the colors in the A horizon and the E horizon
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2 in the upper part and hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 or 3 in the lower part
  • Redoximorphic features—iron masses and/or pore linings in shades of yellow and brown
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or neutral in hue and value of 4 to 7
  • Redoximorphic features—iron depletions in shades of gray and iron masses in shades of yellow, red, and brown
  • Texture—dominantly fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam. Some pedons, however, contain a thin layer of sandy clay in the lower part of the Btg horizon and where the texture is sandy clay, the content of clay by weighted average does not exceed 35 percent.
• Cr layer:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
• R layer (where present):
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

Oldtown Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments and alluvial sediments overlain by muck
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Depressions
• Landform position: Flood plains
• Commonly associated soils: Clara and Meadowbrook soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Histic Humaquepts

Typical Pedon

Typical pedon of Oldtown muck in an area of Clara, Oldtown, and Meadowbrook soils, depressional, in Dixie County; about 2,000 feet west and 300 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 4, T. 21 S., R. 12 E.

• Oa—0 to 12 inches; black (10YR 2/1) muck; about 65 percent fiber unrubbed, 10 percent rubbed; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; many fine, medium, and coarse roots; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• A—12 to 18 inches; black (10YR 2/1) sand; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; many medium and coarse roots; common coarse pockets of gray (10YR 6/1) stripped areas in the matrix; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—18 to 27 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; single grained; loose; few medium and coarse roots; common medium distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) splotches; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bw1—27 to 45 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grained; loose; few coarse roots; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bw2—45 to 70 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grained; loose; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
• C—70 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; single grained; loose; mildly alkaline.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to more than 80 inches
• Reaction: Strongly acid to moderately alkaline in the Oa and A horizons and strongly acid to moderately alkaline in the other horizons
• Flooding: None to frequent for long periods
• Oa horizon:
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 4 or less
  • Fiber content—5 to 15 percent rubbed and 20 to 75 percent unrubbed
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features, where present—shades of gray, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• Bw horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8; or hue of 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 6
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand

Ortega Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plains
• Landform: Sandy uplands
• Landform position: Rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Blanton, Mandarin, Penney, and Ridgewood soils
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Thermic, uncoated Typic Quartzipsamments

Typical Pedon

Ortega fine sand in an area of Ortega-Blanton complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, in Dixie County; about 1,050 feet west and 400 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 24, T. 9 S., R. 12 E.

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2, rubbed) fine sand; sand grains coated with organic matter; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C1—8 to 32 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sand; many medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) stripped areas in the matrix; few fine and medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; few medium roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C2—32 to 48 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; common fine and medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C3—48 to 62 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand; few fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; strongly acid; diffuse wavy boundary.
• C4—62 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; many fine faint very pale brown (10YR 7/3) masses of iron accumulation; few fine distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; moderately acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy layers: 80 inches or more
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to slightly acid throughout
• Flooding: None
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• C1 and C2 horizons:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features, where present—shades of reddish yellow, strong brown, or yellowish brown in the lower 40 inches
  • Texture—fine sand
• C3 horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 6 to 8; hue of 10YR, value of 7 or 8, and chroma of 1 or 2; or hue of 2.5Y, value of 7, and chroma of 4
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of brown, yellow, red, or gray
  • Texture—fine sand
• C4 horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of white, gray, red, yellow, or black
  • Texture—fine sand

Osier Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landform position: Broad, sandy flats
• Commonly associated soils: Chaires, Clara, Elloree, Garcon, Oldtown, Rawhide, and Yellowjacket soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Siliceous, thermic Typic Psammaquents

Typical Pedon

Osier fine sand in an area of Osier fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, in Taylor County; 2,400 feet north and 200 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 9 E.

• A—0 to 5 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sand; single grained; loose; many fine to coarse roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C1—5 to 18 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sand; single grained; loose; many fine to coarse roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—18 to 25 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; common fine and medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; many fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C3—25 to 50 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; common fine and medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C4—50 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; single grained; loose; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy layers: 80 inches or more
• Reaction: Extremely acid to moderately acid
• Flooding: Frequent for long periods
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5 Y, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. Where the value is 2 or 3, the horizon is less than 10 inches thick.
  • Texture—fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, or sand
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or 5GY, value of 3 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—brown, yellowish, and gray
  • Texture—loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, or sand in the upper part and fine sand, sand, or coarse sand in the lower part. Most pedons have thin strata of material ranging from sand to sandy loam.
• Ab horizon (where present):
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand

Otela Series

• Depth class: Deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Moderately rapid or rapid in the A and E horizons and moderately slow or slow in the Bt and Btg horizons
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments over limestone
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Broad, sandy uplands
• Landform position: Rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Chiefland, Kureb, Ortega, Penney, and Ridgewood soils
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudalfs

Typical Pedon

Otela fine sand in an area of Otela, limestone substratum-Chiefland-Kureb complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, in Dixie County; about 3,300 feet east and 750 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. 13, T. 8 S., R. 13 E.

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; fine sand, dark gray (10YR 4/1) rubbed, salt-and-pepper appearance unrubbed due to a mixture of coated and uncoated sand grains; weak fine granular structure; very friable; strongly acid; common fine roots; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—8 to 16 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sand; common medium distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) splotches; many medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) stripped areas in the matrix; single grained; loose; strongly acid; common fine roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—16 to 40 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sand; common medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) stripped areas in the matrix; few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; moderately acid; few fine roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• E3—40 to 52 inches; white (10YR 8/1) fine sand; common fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; slightly acid; few fine roots; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt—52 to 60 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy clay loam; common medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) streaks; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately acid; few fine roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg—60 to 69 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; many fine and medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) streaks; weak fine subangular blocky structure; moderately acid; few fine roots; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Cr—69 inches; soft, weathered limestone bedrock that can be dug with a pick and shovel.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 60 to 80 inches
• Depth to bedrock: 60 to 80 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to neutral in the A and E horizons, extremely acid to mildly alkaline in the Bt horizon, and extremely acid to moderately alkaline in the Btg horizon
• Flooding: None
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Texture—fine sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 8; or hue of 10YR, value of 8, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Texture—fine sand
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of gray, yellow, or brown, and, in some pedons, shades of red
  • Texture—sandy clay loam
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features, where present—shades of white, gray, yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sandy clay loam
• Cr layer:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
• R layer (where present):
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

Ousley Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Lower uplands and flood plains
• Landform position: Lower rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Clara, Elloree, Garcon, and Leon soils
• Slope: 0 to 3 percent
• Taxonomic class: Thermic, uncoated Aquic Quartzipsamments

Typical Pedon

Ousley fine sand in an area of Ousley-Leon-Clara complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, in Taylor County about 14.5 miles south of Perry; 500 feet south and 1,500 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 23, T. 6 S., R. 7 E.

• Ap—0 to 4 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few fine and medium roots; few fine distinct brown (10YR 5/3) stripped areas in the matrix; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• C1—4 to 45 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand; single grained; loose; common fine roots; common medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) splotches; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C2—45 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; single grained; loose; common medium faint very pale brown (10YR 7/3) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy layers: 80 inches or more
• Depth to bedrock: More than 80 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid, except where lime has been applied
• Flooding: Occasional for brief periods
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. Where the value is 2 or 3, the horizon is less than 8 inches thick.
  • Texture—sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand. Where the texture is loamy fine sand, the horizon is less than 10 inches thick.
• Upper part of the C horizon:
  • Color to a depth of 45 inches—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 6
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common iron masses and/or pore linings in shades of red, brown, or yellow and none to common splotches and/or stripped matrixes that have chroma of 2 or less
  • Texture—sand, fine sand, or coarse sand
• Lower part of the C horizon:
  • Color below a depth of 45 inches—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Redoximorphic features—few or common iron masses and/or pore linings in shades of red, brown, or yellow
  • Texture—fine sand, sand, or coarse sand

Penney Series

• Depth class: Deep
• Drainage class: Excessively drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plains
• Landform: Sandy uplands
• Landform position: Higher ridges and rises
• Commonly associated soils: Blanton, Chiefland, Ortega, Otela, and Wadley soils
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Thermic, uncoated Typic Quartzipsamments

Typical Pedon

Penney fine sand, in an area of Penney fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, in Dixie County; about 1,700 feet west and 1,900 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 24, T. 8 S., R. 12 E.

• Ap—0 to 4 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; common fine and medium faint brown (10YR 5/3) pockets; single grained; loose; very strongly acid; many fine roots; clear wavy boundary.
• AE—4 to 8 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; common fine and medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) stripped areas in the matrix; single grained; loose; strongly acid; many fine roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• E1—8 to 40 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sand; few coarse distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) krotovinas; common fine distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/4) stripped areas in the matrix; common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) streaks; single grained; loose; strongly acid; few fine and medium roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—40 to 62 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand; many sand-sized yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) flecks; few medium pockets of black charcoal fragments; single grained; loose; strongly acid; few fine and medium roots; gradual wavy boundary.
• E/Bt—62 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) horizontal lamellae of loamy fine sand; many sand-sized yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) flecks; single grained; loose; strongly acid; few fine roots.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy layers: 80 inches or more
• Depth to bedrock: More than 80 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to slightly acid
• Flooding: None
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• E/Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 2 to 8. The B part of this horizon is lamellae that have hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. The distance between lamellae ranges from 2 to 8 inches.
  • Texture—fine sand or sand

Rawhide Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Very poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A horizon and slow or very slow in the Bt and Btkg horizons
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Depressions
• Landform position: Depressions
• Commonly associated soils: Osier and Wekiva soils
• Slope: Less than 1 percent
• Taxonomic class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Typic Argiaquolls

Typical Pedon

Rawhide mucky loamy fine sand in an area of Rawhide mucky loamy fine sand, depressional, in Lafayette County; about 600 feet west and 1,200 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 17, T. 7 S., R. 11 E.

• A—0 to 6 inches; black (N 2/0) mucky loamy fine sand; weak medium granular structure; friable; common fine and medium roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt1—6 to 18 inches; black (10YR 2/1) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; sticky and slightly plastic; neutral; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt2—18 to 26 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sandy clay loam; common medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; weak fine subangular blocky structure; sticky and plastic; many fine and medium roots; neutral; clear wavy boundary.
• Btkg1—26 to 40 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; sticky and plastic; few fine roots; common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; many fine to coarse, soft to semihard, white accumulations and nodules of carbonates; moderately alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btkg2—40 to 65 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; sticky and plastic; few medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; many fine and medium nodules of carbonates; moderately alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.
• BCg—65 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky; pockets of gray (10YR 6/1) fine sand; moderately alkaline.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: More than 40 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 40 inches
• Reaction: Moderately acid to slightly acid in the A horizon and slightly acid to moderately alkaline in the other horizons
• Flooding: None
• Other features: Some pedons have a C horizon that consists of mixed sand and shell fragments.
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 2 or less; or neutral in hue and value of 2 or 3
  • Texture—mucky fine sand, mucky loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
• Bt horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of red, yellow, or brown
  • Texture—sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam
• Btg or Btkg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of red, yellow, or brown
  • Texture—sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam
• BCg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2; or hue of 5GY, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1
  • Texture—loamy sand, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam

Resota Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability: Very rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plains
• Landform: Sandy uplands
• Landform position: Rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Mandarin and Ortega soils
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic class: Thermic, uncoated Spodic Quartzipsamments

Typical Pedon

Resota sand, in an area of Resota sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, in Dixie County; about 1,800 feet east and 150 feet south of the northwest corner of sec. 22, T. 12 S., R. 11 E.

• A—0 to 3 inches; sand, gray (10YR 5/1) rubbed, salt-and-pepper appearance unrubbed due to a mixture of coated and uncoated sand grains; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and very fine roots; many medium roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E—3 to 13 inches; white (10YR 8/1) sand; few fine and medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) and prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) streaks and pockets; single grained; loose; many medium roots; common fine and very fine roots; strongly acid; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Bw1—13 to 19 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sand; common medium prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) organically coated pockets and lenses around root channels; single grained; loose; many medium roots; common fine and very fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary.
• Bw2—19 to 37 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sand; few fine prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) splotches; single grained; loose; common fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bw3—37 to 55 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand; common fine faint very pale brown (10YR 7/3) stripped areas in the matrix; common fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; few medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C—55 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; many medium and coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy layers: 80 inches or more
• Depth to bedrock: More than 80 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to slightly acid throughout
• Flooding: None
• Other features: Some pedons have thin discontinuous Bh bodies at the base of the E horizon and surrounding tongues of E material.
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 or less
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 2 or less
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• Bw horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of yellow, brown, or red below a depth of 40 inches
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of yellow, brown, red, or gray
  • Texture—sand or fine sand

Ridgewood Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Lower sandy uplands and flood plains
• Landform position: Lower rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Albany, Blanton, Chaires, Leon, Albany, Lutterloh, Ortega, and Otela soils
• Slope: 0 to 3 percent
• Taxonomic class: Thermic, uncoated Aquic Quartzipsamments

Typical Pedon

Ridgewood fine sand in an area of Albany-Ridgewood complex in Dixie County; about 2,300 feet west and 400 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 24, T. 9 S., R. 12 E.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C1—6 to 15 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sand; many medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) stripped areas in the matrix; few fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—15 to 30 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; many fine and medium faint light gray (10YR 7/1 and 7/2) stripped areas in the matrix; few fine and medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C3—30 to 42 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; few fine distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and many fine faint very pale brown (10YR 7/3) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C4—42 to 57 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand; few fine prominent yellow (10YR 7/6) masses of iron accumulation; many medium faint light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; strongly acid; diffuse wavy boundary.
• C5—57 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand; few fine distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of iron accumulation; few fine black (10 YR 2/1) charcoal fragments; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; moderately acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the sandy layers: 80 inches or more
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Very strongly acid to neutral throughout
• Flooding: None or rare for brief periods
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2; or neutral in hue and value of 1 or 2
  • Texture—fine sand or sand
• C horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 6
  • Redoximorphic features—few or common in shades of yellow, brown, red, or gray
  • Texture—sand or fine sand

Shired Series

• Depth class: Deep
• Drainage class: Very poorly drained
• Permeability: Moderately slow
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Flood plains
• Landform position: Depression
• Commonly associated soils: Bayvi, Tooles, and Wekiva soils
• Slope: Less than 1 percent
• Taxonomic class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Typic Argiaquolls

Typical Pedon

Shired muck in an area of Wekiva-Shired-Tooles complex, occasionally flooded, in Dixie County; about 1,600 feet west and 2,500 feet north of the southeast corner of sec. 6, T. 12 S., R. 11 E.

• Oa—0 to 3 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) muck; 35 percent fiber unrubbed, 15 percent rubbed; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine, medium, and coarse roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• A1—3 to 16 inches; black (10YR 2/1) sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; common fine, medium, and coarse roots; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• A2—16 to 21 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sandy loam; moderate coarse granular structure; friable; few coarse distinct gray (10YR 5/1) stripped areas in the matrix; common fine medium and coarse roots; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg—21 to 50 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy sand; single grained; loose; few medium faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) splotches; few medium roots in the upper part; neutral; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg—50 to 56 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; sand grains are coated and bridged with clay; common medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) masses of iron accumulation; moderately alkaline; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Cr—56 inches; salt-weathered, fractured limestone bedrock that can be dug with difficulty with a spade.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 45 to 60 inches
• Depth to bedrock: 45 to 60 inches
• Reaction: Moderately acid to neutral in the Oa horizon, slightly acid to moderately alkaline in the A and Eg horizons, and neutral to moderately alkaline in the Btg horizon
• Flooding: Occasional for long periods
• Oa horizon:
  • Color—hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 3 or less
  • Fiber content—5 to 15 percent rubbed and 25 to 40 percent unrubbed
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 2 or less; or neutral in hue and value of 2 or 3
  • Texture—fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or their mucky analogs
• Eg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 2 or less
  • Texture—fine sand, sand, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 2 or less
  • Redoximorphic features, where present—shades of brown and yellow
  • Texture—fine sandy loam or sandy clay loam
• Cr layer:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4
  • Bedrock—soft, weathered, fractured limestone that has low to high excavation difficulty. It typically has soft carbonate accumulations that contain few to many fragments of hard limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are filled with minerals that range in texture from sandy loam to sandy clay. The holes range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.
  • Thickness—6 inches to 2 feet
• R layer (where present):
  • Bedrock—hard, unweathered limestone that has very high or extremely high excavation difficulty. In some pedons, it has solution holes that range from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. The depth to limestone varies widely within short distances.

St. Augustine Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments with mixed shell, loamy, and organic marine sediments
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plains
• Landform: Smooth residential and developed areas
• Landform position: Narrow flats and slight ridges and knolls boarding tidal marshes
• Commonly associated soils: Bayvi, Maurepas, and Wulfert soils
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic class: Sandy, siliceous, hyperthermic Alfic Udarents

Typical Pedon

St. Augustine sand in an area of St. Augustine sand, organic substratum, rarely flooded, in Dixie County; about 1,500 feet west and 250 feet north the southeast corner of sec. 19, T. 13 S., R. 12 E.

• A—0 to 9 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sand; few medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; moderately alkaline; clear smooth boundary.
• C1—9 to 18 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; common fine and medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; few fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation; common medium faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) splotches; few gravel-sized limestone fragments; single grained; loose; common fine and medium roots; moderately alkaline; gradual smooth boundary.
• C2—18 to 23 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; common medium and coarse distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) masses of iron accumulation; few fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation; common medium faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) splotches; few medium and coarse fragments of wood; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; moderately alkaline; gradual smooth boundary.
• Cg1—23 to 32 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; common medium distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) splotches; single grained; loose; few fine and very fine roots; moderately alkaline; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg2—32 to 37 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sand; many white (10YR 8/2) shell fragments; few fine and medium distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) splotches of silty clay loam; common medium distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) splotches of muck; few fine and medium fragments of wood; single grained; loose; moderately alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Oa1´—37 to 42 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck; common medium faint dark brown (10YR 3/3) lenses of loamy material; massive; slightly sticky and slightly plastic; many fine and medium dead roots; moderately alkaline; gradual smooth boundary.
• Oa2´—42 to 80 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck; few fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1) pockets of sand and shell fragments; massive; nonsticky and slightly plastic; many fine and medium dead roots; moderately alkaline.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: The thickness of the sandy fill material and the depth to organic materials range from 30 to 60 inches.
• Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
• Reaction: Mildly alkaline to moderately alkaline in the A and C horizons and moderately acid to moderately alkaline in the Oa´ horizon
• Fragments: Sand-sized shell fragments, gravel-sized limestone fragments, and small fragments of wood in the A and C horizons in most pedons
• Flooding: Rare for brief periods
• A horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Thickness—1 to 9 inches
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• C1 and C2 horizons:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 3
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of yellow and brown
  • Texture—sand or fine sand
• Cg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—none to common in shades of yellow and brown
  • Texture—sand or fine sand. At least some part of the Cg horizon contains few to common pockets and lenses of silty clay loam, clay loam, or sandy clay. Also, in some pedons, the Cg horizon has pockets and lenses of muck.
• Oa´ horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Texture—muck. In some pedons, the upper part of the horizon contains pockets and lenses of sandy or loamy soil material.
  • Thickness—12 to more than 50 inches
• 2Cg´ horizon (where present):
• Location—below the Oa´ horizon
  • Color—hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or less
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of brown or yellow
  • Texture—sand, fine sand, or a mixture of sand and shell fragments

Steinhatchee Series

• Depth class: Moderately deep
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons, moderate in the Bh horizon, and moderately slow in the Btg horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments overlying limestone bedrock
• Landscape: Gulf Coastal Lowlands on the lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Broad, sandy flats
• Landform position: Flats
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