Alaga Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands
• Parent material: Sandy marine deposits
• Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained
• Permeability class: Rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Thermic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments

Associated Soils

The Alaga soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Alpin, Blanton, Chipley, Foxworth, and Troup soils.

• The Alpin soils have thin lamellae at a depth of 40 to 78 inches, have 5 to 10 percent silt plus clay in the particle-size control section, and are excessively drained.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Chipley soils are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Foxworth soils are moderately well drained.
• The Troup soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.

Typical Pedon

Alaga loamy fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 2.0 miles north of Florida Highway 6 and 0.38 mile east of secondary road 255; sec. 11, T. 1 N., R. 10 E.; Pinetta, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 30 minutes, 23 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 17 minutes, 50 seconds west.

• A1—0 to 4 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• A2—4 to 9 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C1—9 to 29 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/4) loamy sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—29 to 58 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loamy sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C3—58 to 72 inches; reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C4—72 to 80 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The profile is more than 80 inches thick. The content of silt plus clay in the 10- to 40-inch control section ranges from 10 to 25 percent with a clay content of 2 to 10 percent. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately acid throughout, except where lime has been applied.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 or 3. The texture is loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or fine sand.
• The C horizon dominantly has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 4 to 8. In some pedons, however, it has chroma of 2 or less at depth of 40 inches or more. The texture is loamy sand, fine sand, loamy fine sand, or sand.

Albany Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Southern Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Low uplands and terraces
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderately slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudults

Associated Soils

The Albany soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Blanton, Bonneau, Boulogne, Chipley, Eunola, Falmouth, Foxworth, Garcon, Hurricane, Ocilla, Plummer, Pottsburg, Sapelo, Troup, and Wampee soils.

• The Blanton soils are moderately well drained.
• The Bonneau soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are well drained.
• The Boulogne, Pottsburg, and Sapelo soils have a spodic horizon and are poorly drained.
• The Chipley soils are sandy throughout the profile.
• The Eunola soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and are moderately drained.
• The Falmouth soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and have a clayey subsoil.
• The Foxworth soils are sandy throughout and are moderately well drained.
• The Garcon, Ocilla, and Wampee soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches.
• The Hurricane soils have a spodic horizon below a depth of 50 inches.
• The Plummer soils are poorly drained.
• The Troup soils are somewhat excessively drained.

Typical Pedon

Albany fine sand, in an area of Ocilla-Albany-Blanton complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 0.5 mile east of Birley Road and 0.5 mile south of Florida Highway 252; sec. 8, T. 4 S., R. 16 E.; McAlpin, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 12 minutes, 40 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 55 minutes, 25 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 7 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E—7 to 19 inches; pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg1—19 to 27 inches; pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg2—27 to 39 inches; white (10YR 8/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; common medium roots; common fine and medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg3—39 to 49 inches; white (10YR 8/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; few medium and coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt—49 to 60 inches; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), and 40 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; the areas of yellowish red and yellowish brown are iron accumulations; the areas of light gray are iron depletions; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg—60 to 80 inches; light gray (2.5Y 7/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky and moderately plastic; many medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and coarse prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 70 to more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to slightly acid in the A or Ap horizon, except where lime has been applied, and from extremely acid to moderately acid in the E, Eg, Bt, and Btg horizons.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8. It has few or common redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, and gray. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Eg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 2 or less. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of red, brown, or yellow. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Bt horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 4 or 6; or it is multicolored in shades of brown, yellow, red, and gray. It has common or many redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, red, and gray. The texture is fine sandy loam or sandy loam.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 or less. It has common or many redoximorphic features in shades of gray, yellow, brown, or red. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.

Alpin Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands
• Parent material: Sandy marine deposits
• Drainage class: Excessively drained
• Permeability class: Moderately rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 12 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Thermic, coated Lamellic Quartzipsamments

Associated Soils

The Alpin soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Alaga, Blanton, Bonneau, Chiefland, Eunola, Falmouth, Padlock, Pedro Variant, and Troup soils.

• The Alaga soils have 10 to 25 percent silt plus clay in the particle-size control section, do not have lamellae, and are somewhat excessively drained.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Bonneau soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are well drained.
• The Chiefland soils are moderately deep to limestone bedrock and are moderately well drained.
• The Eunola soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Falmouth soils have a clayey subsoil and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Padlock soils have a clayey subsoil and are moderately well drained.
• The Pedro Variant soils are shallow to limestone bedrock and are well drained.
• The Troup soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are somewhat excessively drained.

Typical Pedon

Alpin fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 400 feet north of the Suwannee County line and 1,400 feet west of the intersection of Old Ichetucknee Road and Florida Highway 238, aout 10 feet west of an unimproved dirt road; sec. 1, T. 6 S., R. 15 E.; Ellaville, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 23 minutes, 9 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 9 minutes, 53 seconds west.

• A—0 to 6 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; common fine and few medium roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• E1—6 to 20 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; few fine and coarse roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• E2—20 to 44 inches; yellow (10YR 7/6) fine sand; single grain; loose; few medium roots; strongly acid; few coarse distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) areas of stripping; gradual wavy boundary.
• E3—44 to 65 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; many coarse distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic matter accumulations; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E&Bt—65 to 80 inches; 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand (E) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy fine sand (B); 3-millimeter-thick lamellae; single grain; loose; moderate medium granular structure; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The combined thickness of the sandy layers is 80 inches or more. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 3. The texture is sand, fine sand, or loamy sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8. The number of streaks and pockets of uncoated sand grains ranges from none to common. The E horizon is sand or fine sand.
• The E part of the E&Bt horizon has hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 7 or 8, and chroma of 1 to 6. It is sand or fine sand. Sand grains are mostly uncoated. The B part (lamellae) of the E&Bt horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8. It is loamy sand, loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam. The lamellae range from 1 to 25 millimeters in thickness and from 1 centimeter to more than 1 meter in horizontal length.
• The Bt horizon, where present, is at a depth of more than 80 inches. It has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 3 or 4. The texture is sandy loam or sandy clay loam.
• The C horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 1 to 6. The texture is sand or fine sand.

Aquents

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flats
• Parent material: Sandy alluvium
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Aquents

Associated Soils

The Aquents are commonly associated on the landscape with Clara, Hurricane, Pottsburg, and Surrency soils.

• The Clara soils have a weakly expressed spodic horizon.
• The Hurricane soils have a spodic horizon below a depth of 50 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Pottsburg soils have a spodic horizon below a depth of 50 inches.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Aquents, frequently flooded; about 400 feet north and 900 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 3, T. 3 S., R. 14 E.; McAlpin, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 35 minutes, 6 seconds north and long. 84 degrees, 36 minutes, 32 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 4 inches; sand, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—4 to 10 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bw—10 to 17 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) sand; weak fine granular structure; friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C1—17 to 24 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; weak fine granular structure; common medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—24 to 44 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C3—44 to 63 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C4—63 to 80 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2 to 4. When dry, this horizon has a salt-and-pepper appearance due to mixing of organic matter and white sand grains. The texture is sand, fine sand, or mucky fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 5 to 8. The number of redoximorphic features and streaks in shades of black or gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 3 to 8. The texture is sand or fine sand
• The C horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 2 to 8. The texture is sand or fine sand.

Bibb Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flood plains
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy alluvial deposits
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, thermic Typic Fluvaquents

Associated Soils

The Bibb soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Bigbee, Blanton, Eunola, and Osier soils.

• The Bigbee soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Eunola soils have a fine-loamy subsoil and are moderately well drained.
• The Osier soils are sandy throughout.

Typical Pedon

Bibb silt loam, in an area of Osier-Bibb-Albany complex, frequently flooded; about 4,100 feet north and 500 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 28, T. 2 N., R. 13 E.; Jennings, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles; lat. 30 degrees, 32 minutes, 29 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 1 minute, 11 seconds west.

• A—0 to 2 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Ag—2 to 17 inches; brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Cg1—17 to 30 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg2—30 to 42 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few fine faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; few medium faint gray (10YR 5/1) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg3—42 to 80 inches; 15 percent light gray (10YR 7/2), 35 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), and 50 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) loamy fine sand; massive; very friable; the areas of light gray, grayish brown, and dark gray are iron depletions; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the sandy substratum is more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout the profile.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is sandy loam, silt loam, or loam.
• The Ag horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2. The combined thickness of the A and Ag horizons with value of 3 or less is less than 6 inches. The texture is sandy loam, silt loam, or loamy fine sand.
• The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic accumulations in shades of red, yellow, and brown. The texture ranges from sandy loam to silt loam in the upper part and is sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand in the lower part. This horizon is stratified in most pedons.

Bigbee Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Southern Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flood plains and low stream terraces
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Excessively drained
• Permeability class: Rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Thermic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments

Associated Soils

The Bigbee soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Bibb, Blanton, Clara, Eunola, Garcon, Meggett, Ousley, and Pedro Variant soils.

• The Bibb soils have a coarse-loamy control section and are poorly drained.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Clara soils are poorly drained.
• The Eunola soils have a loamy subsoil and are moderately well drained.
• The Garcon soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Meggett soils have a clayey subsoil and are poorly drained.
• The Ousley soils are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Pedro Variant soils are shallow to limestone bedrock and are well drained.

Typical Pedon

Bigbee fine sand, in an area of Bigbee-Garcon-Meggett complex, occasionally flooded; about 2,250 feet north and 1,630 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 16 E.; Fargo SW, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 31 minutes, 57 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 43 minutes, 1 second west.

• A—0 to 9 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• C1—9 to 20 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—20 to 36 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C3—36 to 55 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C4—55 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 6/1) sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The combined thickness of the sandy layers is 80 inches or more. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout, except where lime has been applied.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 4. The texture is loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sand, or fine sand.
• The upper part of the C horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 4 or 5. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown ranges from none to few. The texture is loamy sand, sand, or fine sand. The content of silt plus clay in the 10- to 40-inch particle-size control section ranges from 5 to 10 percent.
• The lower part of the C horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 6. The number of iron accumulations in shades of brown and yellow ranges from none to common. Some pedons have iron depletions below a depth of 40 inches. The lower part of the C horizon has few pockets of uncoated sand grains and is fine sand or sand.

Blanton Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands and stream terraces
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability class: Moderately slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 35 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudults

Associated Soils

The Blanton soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Alaga, Albany, Alpin, Bibb, Bigbee, Bonneau, Boulogne, Chipley, Falmouth, Ichetucknee, Lynchburg, Ocilla, Ousley, Padlock, Pantego, Pedro Variant, Troup, and Wampee soils.

• The Alaga soils are sandy throughout and are somewhat excessively drained.
• The Albany soils are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Alpin soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Bibb soils have a coarse-loamy subsoil and are poorly drained.
• The Bigbee soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Bonneau soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are well drained.
• The Boulogne soils have a spodic horizon and are poorly drained.
• The Chipley and Ousley soils are sandy throughout and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Falmouth soils have a clayey subsoil, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Ichetucknee soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, are deep to limestone bedrock, and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Lynchburg soils have sandy surface and subsurface horizons with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Ocilla and Wampee soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Padlock soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and have a clayey subsoil.
• The Pantego soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and are very poorly drained.
• The Pedro Variant soils are shallow to limestone bedrock and are well drained.
• The Troup soils have a subsoil that is redder than that of the Blanton soils and are somewhat excessively drained.

Typical Pedon

Blanton fine sand, in an area of Blanton-Padlock-Alpin complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 1.0 mile south of Florida Highway 252, about 800 feet west of Birley Road, and 25 feet east of Woods Road; sec. 8, T. 4 S., R. 16 E.; O’Brien, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 6 minutes, 7 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 57 minutes, 1 second west.

• Ap—0 to 5 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; common very fine and medium roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—5 to 13 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• E2—13 to 27 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E3—27 to 36 inches; pale yellow (2.5Y 8/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E4—36 to 41 inches; light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt1—41 to 48 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—48 to 67 inches; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6), 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 40 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky and slightly plastic; the areas of yellowish red and yellowish brown are iron accumulations; the areas of light brownish gray are iron depletions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—67 to 74 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky and slightly plastic; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and many coarse prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—74 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky and slightly plastic; common medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 60 to more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout, except where lime has been applied. The content of plinthite is less than 5 percent within a depth of 60 inches but ranges up to 15 percent below a depth of 60 inches.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 4. The horizon is less than 10 inches thick where value is 3.5 or less. The texture is sand, fine sand, coarse sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or the gravelly analogs of those textures.
• The E horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 8. The texture has the same range as the A or Ap horizon. The E horizon has 50 percent or more uncoated sand grains.
• The BE horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8. The texture is loamy sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy fine sand, or sandy loam.
• The Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8; or it has no dominant color and is multicolored in shades of brown, yellow, red, and gray. In most pedons, the upper 10 inches of the horizon has redoximorphic depletions. The Bt horizon is loamy sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• The Btg horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has common or many redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, red, and gray. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam, and, below a depth of 60 inches, ranges to sandy clay.

Bonneau Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands
• Parent material: Marine sediments
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Arenic Paleudults

Associated Soils

The Bonneau soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Alpin, Blanton, Falmouth, Ichetucknee, Lynchburg, Ocilla, Padlock, Pantego, Troup, and Wampee soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Alpin soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Falmouth soils have a clayey subsoil, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Ichetucknee soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, are deep to limestone bedrock, and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Lynchburg soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Ocilla soils are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Padlock soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, have a clayey subsoil, and are moderately well drained.
• The Pantego soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and are very poorly drained.
• The Troup soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are somewhat excessively drained.
• The Wampee soils are somewhat poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Bonneau fine sand, in an area of Blanton-Bonneau complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 0.75 mile west of U.S. Highway 41, about 0.5 mile south of New Mount Zion Church, and 200 feet east of Suwannee Valley Road; SW1/4SE1/4 sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 16 E.; White Springs East, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 17 minutes, 47 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 42 minutes, 60 seconds west.

• A—0 to 7 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—7 to 15 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; many coarse distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) areas of stripping; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—15 to 27 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—27 to 36 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—36 to 58 inches; 20 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), 20 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), 30 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4), 15 percent fine faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), and 15 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; the areas of yellowish red, very pale brown, and strong brown are iron accumulations; the areas of grayish brown and pale brown are iron depletions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—58 to 74 inches; 25 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1), and 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sandy clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; the areas of grayish brown and gray are iron depletions; the areas of very pale brown are iron accumulations; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—74 to 80 inches; 50 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 50 percent pink (7.5YR 7/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; the areas of gray are iron depletions; the areas of pink are iron accumulations; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 60 to more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to slightly acid in the A and E horizons and from extremely acid to moderately acid in the Bt horizon. In some pedons, the lower part of the Bt horizon has less than 5 percent, by volume, plinthite.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 4; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 3 to 5. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 2 to 6. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The upper part of the Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• The lower part of the Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8; or it is multicolored in shades of brown, red, gray, or yellow. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, red, or yellow ranges from none to common. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay.
• The BC horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8; or it is multicolored in shades of brown, red, gray, or yellow. It has few or common redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, red, or yellow. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay.
• The Btg horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few or common redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, red, or yellow. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay.
• The BCg horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few or common redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, red, or yellow. It has redoximorphic depletions of chroma 2 or less within a depth of 60 inches. The content of plinthite nodules, where present, is less than 5 percent, by volume. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay.

Boulogne Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flats
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderately rapid to rapid (noncemented)
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Typic Alaquods

Associated Soils

The Boulogne soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Blanton, Chipley, Hurricane, and Ichetucknee soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Chipley soils do not have a spodic horizon and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Hurricane soils have a spodic horizon below a depth of 50 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Ichetucknee soils are deep to soft limestone bedrock and are somewhat poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Boulogne fine sand, in an area of Boulogne-Chipley-Hurricane complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 1,000 feet west of Boney Road and 2,200 feet north of Cedar Point Road; sec. 31, T. 1 N., R. 28 E.; Eastport, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 28 minutes, 3 seconds north and long. 81 degrees, 31 minutes, 55 seconds west.

• A—0 to 6 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; extremely acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bh—6 to 16 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E—16 to 31 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• B´h1—31 to 39 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; friable; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• B´h2—39 to 60 inches; black (5YR 2/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; friable; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• B´h3—60 to 80 inches; 50 percent dark reddish brown and 50 percent black (5YR 2/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very firm; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The solum is more than 80 inches thick. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately acid throughout the profile.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Bh horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E/Bh horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2. It has few or common bodies of Bh material. The E/Bh horizon is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The B´h horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. More than half of the horizon in each pedon is weakly cemented in the lower part. Depth to a firm or very firm, weakly cemented B´h horizon is more than 50 inches. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.

Cantey Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flood plains
• Parent material: Unconsolidated clayey sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Moderate
• Slope: 0 to 1 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Albaquults

Associated Soils

The Cantey soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Ocilla, Plummer, and Surrency soils.

• The Ocilla soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Plummer soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Cantey sandy loam, in an area of Surrency, Plummer, and Cantey soils, frequently flooded; about 2.6 miles west of the junction of U.S. Highway 90 and secondary road 360–A, about 0.18 mile south of Captain Broad Road; NW1/4SE1/4 sec. 19, T. 1 N., R. 9 E.; Madison, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 28 minutes, 11 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 27 minutes, 31 seconds west.

• A1—0 to 5 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; common very fine and fine roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• A2—5 to 9 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E—9 to 19 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; common fine roots; many fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; many fine faint gray (10YR 6/1) areas of iron depletion; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg1—19 to 26 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky and moderately plastic; common fine roots; many fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—26 to 37 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; common medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) and many fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg3—37 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; few medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; many fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) areas of iron depletion; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 60 to more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to slightly acid in the A horizon and from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout the rest of the profile.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, silt loam, or loam.
• The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is sandy loam or fine sandy loam. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of gray and brown ranges from none to common.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is sandy clay or clay. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of red, brown, yellow, and gray ranges from none to many.
• Some pedons have a BCg or Cg horizon below a depth of 60 inches. Where present, it has colors similar to those in the Btg horizon and has varying textures of stratified sand and clay, sandy clay loam, clay loam, silty clay loam, silty clay, and sandy clay.

Chiefland Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands and karst
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine deposits overlying limestone
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Moderately deep to limestone bedrock
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Arenic Hapludalfs

Associated Soils

The Chiefland soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Alpin, Chipley, Ichetucknee, Otela, Padlock, and Pedro Variant soils.

• The Alpin soils are very deep, sandy throughout, and excessively drained.
• The Chipley soils are very deep, sandy throughout, and somewhat poorly drained.
• The Ichetucknee soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, are deep to limestone bedrock, and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Otela soils are very deep, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches, and are moderately well drained.
• The Padlock are very deep, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, have a clayey subsoil, and are moderately well drained.
• The Pedro Variant soils are shallow to limestone bedrock.

Typical Pedon

Chiefland fine sand, in an area of Otela-Chiefland-Ichetucknee complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 0.55 mile east of U.S. Highway 441 and 0.3 mile north of Bellamy Road; SW1/4NE1/4 sec. 3, T. 7 S., R. 17 E.; Mikesville, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 29 degrees, 54 minutes, 35 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 36 minutes, 9 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• E—8 to 33 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; few fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and common medium faint brown (10YR 5/3) splotches and streaks; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt—33 to 39 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; neutral; abrupt wavy boundary.
• 2Cr—39 to 80 inches; very pale brown (10YR 8/2), soft limestone bedrock.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum over soft limestone dominantly ranges from 20 to 40 inches. Some pedons, however, have solution holes in which the solum extends to below a depth of 40 inches. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to neutral in the A or Ap horizon and from moderately acid to moderately alkaline in the Bt horizon.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 or less. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 8. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, and gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. It has few or common redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, and yellow. It also has few or common soft limestone nodules or fragments in the lower part. The Bt horizon is fine sandy loam or sandy clay loam.
• The 2Cr horizon is composed of soft, weathered limestone. It has hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4. It has few to many hard limestone fragments.

Chipley Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Southern Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands
• Parent material: Sandy marine deposits
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Thermic, coated Aquic Quartzipsamments

Associated Soils

The Chipley soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Alaga, Albany, Blanton, Boulogne, Chiefland, Falmouth, Foxworth, Hurricane, and Sapelo soils.

• The Alaga soils are somewhat excessively drained.
• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Boulogne soils have a spodic horizon and are poorly drained.
• The Chiefland soils are moderately deep to limestone bedrock and are well drained.
• The Falmouth soils have a clayey subsoil.
• The Foxworth soils are moderately well drained.
• The Hurricane soils have a spodic horizon below a depth of 50 inches.
• The Sapelo soils have a spodic horizon and are poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Chipley fine sand, in an area of Chipley-Foxworth-Albany complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 2.5 miles west of U.S. Highway 221, about 1.5 miles north of the Taylor County line; NW1/4SW1/4NW1/4 sec. 12, T. 2 S., R. 6 E.; Shady Grove, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 19 minutes, 39 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 41 minutes, 8 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common very fine roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C1—6 to 23 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—23 to 47 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on sand grains; common fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and many fine faint yellow (10YR 7/6) masses of iron accumulation; many medium distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary.
• Cg—47 to 80 inches; white (10YR 8/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; common medium distinct yellow (10YR 8/6) and common medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The solum is more than 80 inches thick. The content of silt plus clay in the 10- to 40-inch control section ranges from 5 to 10 percent. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately acid in the A horizon, except where limed has been applied, and from strongly acid to slightly acid in the C and Cg horizons.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 3. Where value is 3.5 or less, the horizon is less than 10 inches thick. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The C horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 8. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, red, and yellow. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 2 or less; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 4 to 8. It has common or many redoximorphic features in shades of red, brown, or yellow. The texture is sand or fine sand.

Clara Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flood plains
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Siliceous, thermic Spodic Psammaquents

Associated Soils

The Clara soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Bigbee, Garcon, Leon, Meadowbrook, and Meggett soils.

• The Bigbee soils are excessively drained.
• The Garcon soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Leon soils have a spodic horizon less than 30 inches below the surface.
• The Meadowbrook soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Meggett soils have a clayey subsoil.

Typical Pedon

Clara muck, in an area of Clara and Meadowbrook soils, frequently flooded; about 500 feet north and 1,800 feet east of a trail road; about 1,500 feet south and 1,200 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 13, T. 7 S., R. 11 E.; Mallory Swamp SW, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 29 degrees, 52 minutes, 42 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 10 minutes, 58 seconds west.

• Oa—0 to 6 inches; muck, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; weak fine granular structure; friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—6 to 18 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bw1—18 to 23 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bw2—23 to 48 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common very fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C—48 to 80 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 20 to 60 inches. Soil depth is more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately alkaline throughout.
• The Oa horizon, where present, is less than 7 inches thick. It has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 2 or less. The texture is muck.
• The A horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 2 or less. The texture is sand, fine sand, mucky sand, or mucky fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 3. The number of redoximorphic features and vertical streaks in shades of brown or gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6. Where chroma is less than 6 in the upper part, the color is more than 1 unit of value darker than the overlying E horizon. In some pedons, the upper part of the horizon has small splotches, streaks, or discontinuous lenses of organically stained material. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, or gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The C horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 or less. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown or yellow ranges from none to common. The texture is sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand.

Eunola Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Low streams and marine terraces
• Parent material: Fluvial or marine sediments
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Hapludults

Associated Soils

The Eunola soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Alpin, Bibb, Bigbee, Garcon, and Meggett soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Alpin soils are sandy throughout, have thin layers of lamellae, and are excessively drained.
• The Bibb soils have a coarse-loamy control section and are poorly drained.
• The Bigbee soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Garcon soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Meggett soils have a clayey subsoil and are poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Eunola fine sand, in an area of Garcon-Eunola complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded; about 400 feet north and 100 west of a trail road; about 1,000 feet north and 2,000 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 28, T. 5 S., R. 13 E.; Mayo SE, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 1 minute, 2 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 1 minute, 29 seconds west.

• A—0 to 7 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—7 to 18 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Bt1—18 to 24 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—24 to 27 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; common medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; common fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—27 to 35 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky and slightly plastic; common fine roots; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and many medium prominent red (10R 4/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt4—35 to 50 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; many coarse prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BC—50 to 56 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and nonplastic; many medium distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• C1—56 to 68 inches; brown (7.5YR 5/4) loamy sand; massive; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—68 to 80 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 40 to 60 inches. Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 4. The texture is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or fine sand.
• The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 3 or 4. The texture is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or fine sand.
• The BE horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8. The texture is sandy loam or fine sandy loam.
• The upper part of the Bt horizon typically has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8. Redoximorphic features, where present, are in shades of brown, yellow, red, or gray. The texture is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, clay loam, or sandy clay loam.
• The lower part of the Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 8 and redoximorphic features in shades of yellow, brown, red, or gray; or it is multicolored in shades of yellow, brown, red, or gray. Iron depletions with chroma 2 or less are within the upper 20 inches of the argillic horizon. The lower part of the Bt horizon is sandy clay loam, sandy clay, or clay loam.
• The BC horizon and the C or 2C horizon have the same range in hue, value, chroma, and redoximorphic features as the lower part of the Bt horizon. The texture of the BC horizon is sandy clay loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or coarse sandy loam. The texture of the C or 2C horizon is dominantly fine sand, coarse sand, sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam or those textures stratified with sandy clay loam. In some pedons, however, the texture is stratified sandy loam, sandy clay loam, and clay.

Falmouth Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Southern Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands
• Parent material: Clayey marine deposits
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Very Slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: High
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Fine, smectitic, thermic Aquertic Chromic Hapludalfs

Associated Soils

The Falmouth soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Alpin, Blanton, Bonneau, Chipley, Foxworth, Ocilla, and Padlock soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Alpin soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Bonneau soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are well drained.
• The Chipley soils are sandy throughout.
• The Foxworth soils are sandy throughout and are moderately well drained.
• The Ocilla soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches.
• The Padlock soils have a mixed mineralogy control section and are moderately well drained.

Typical Pedon

Falmouth fine sand, in an area of Falmouth-Bonneau-Blanton complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; 820 feet north and 700 feet west of SE1/4 sec. 29, T. 1 S., R. 12 E.; Falmouth, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 21 minutes, 53 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 7 minutes, 58 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 3 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E—3 to 10 inches; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt1—10 to 17 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; common fine roots; common medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—17 to 30 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) sandy clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky and very plastic; common fine roots; common medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) areas of iron depletion; common medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—30 to 43 inches; gray (2.5Y 5/1) sandy clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; common fine roots; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—43 to 65 inches; gray (2.5Y 5/1) sandy clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; common fine roots; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg—65 to 80 inches; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), 25 percent gray (5Y 5/1), 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 25 percent brown (10YR 4/3) sandy clay; massive; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; common fine roots; the areas of strong brown, yellowish brown, and brown are iron accumulations; the areas of gray are iron depletions; moderately acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The solum is more than 60 inches thick. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to moderately acid in the A, E, Bt, and Btg horizons and from strongly acid to slightly acid in the Cg horizon.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 4. Where value is 3 or less, the horizon is less than 7 inches thick. The horizon is sand, fine sand, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand.
• The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 4. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand.
• The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 3 to 6; or it has no dominant color and is mixed in shades of red, yellow, brown, and gray. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of red, yellow, brown, or gray. The texture is sandy clay or clay.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of red, brown, or yellow. The texture is sandy clay or clay.
• The BCg horizon, where present, has the same range in color and texture as the Btg horizon.
• The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of red, brown, or yellow. The texture is sandy clay loam, sandy clay, or clay.

Fluvaquents

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flood plains
• Parent material: Clayey marine and fluvial sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Fluvaquents

Associated Soils

The Fluvaquents are commonly associated on the landscape with Bigbee, Clara, Eunola, Garcon, Pedro Variant, and Surrency soils.

• The Bigbee soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Clara soils are sandy throughout and have a weakly expressed spodic horizon.
• The Eunola soils have a fine-loamy subsoil and are moderately well drained.
• The Garcon soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Pedro Variant soils are shallow to limestone bedrock and are well drained.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Fluvaquents in area of Ousley-Blanton-Fluvaquents complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded; about 1.8 miles east of County Road 241; NW1/4SE1/4 sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 18 E.; Worthington Spring USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 29 degrees, 57 minutes, 45 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 55 minutes, 53 seconds west.

• A—0 to 6 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; slightly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Cg1—6 to 11 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Cg2—11 to 31 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; slightly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Cg3—31 to 40 inches; 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 50 percent gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; slightly alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg4—40 to 80 inches; white (10YR 8/1) sandy clay loam; massive; moderately alkaline.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 12 to more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid in the A horizon, from strongly acid to moderately alkaline in the upper part of the Cg horizon, and from slightly acid to moderately alkaline in the lower part of the C, Cg, or 2C horizon.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 3. The number of iron accumulations in shades of brown or olive ranges from none to many. The texture is clay loam, loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, fine sand, or sand.
• The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, fine sand, or sand.
• The upper part of the Cg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2; is neutral in hue and has value of 4 to 7; or has no dominant color and is multicolored in shades of brown, yellow, olive, and gray. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, olive, and gray. The content of fine concretions of calcium carbonate or fragments of shells ranges from 0 to 10 percent, by volume. The upper part of the Cg horizon is sandy clay loam, sandy clay, clay loam, or clay.
• The the lower part of the C, Cg, or 2C horizon, below a depth of 11 inches, has a range in color similar to that of the upper part of the Cg horizon. The texture is variable or stratified with sand or clay.

Foxworth Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Broad uplands; side slopes
• Parent material: Sandy marine or eolian sediments
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability class: Rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Thermic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments

Associated Soils

The Foxworth soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Alaga, Albany, Chipley, Falmouth, and Hurricane soils.

• The Alaga soils are somewhat excessively drained.
• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Chipley soils are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Falmouth soils have surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, have a clayey subsoil, and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Hurricane soils have a spodic horizon below a depth of 50 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Foxworth fine sand, in an area of Chipley-Foxworth-Albany complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 970 feet north and 2,300 feet west of SE1/4 sec. 15, T. 2 S., R. 14 E.; Live Oak East, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 18 minutes, 31 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 54 minutes, 5 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 11 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• C1—11 to 35 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• C2—35 to 46 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; common medium roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• C3—46 to 54 inches; yellow (10YR 7/6) fine sand; single grain; loose; common medium roots; few fine distinct yellow (10YR 7/8) masses of iron accumulation; common medium distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg1—54 to 62 inches; very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; many medium distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and common medium distinct yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg2—62 to 67 inches; very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; few fine distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/3) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg3—67 to 80 inches; very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

Range in Characteristics

• The combined thickness of the sandy layers is more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid throughout.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 4. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The upper part of the C horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8. It has few to many splotches or pockets of uncoated sand grains that are not indicative of wetness. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The lower part of the C horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 6. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, gray, and red. Depth to redoximorphic features is commonly 45 to 60 inches but ranges from 40 to 72 inches. The lower part of the C horizon has few to many uncoated sand grains. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of brown, red, and yellow and few to many uncoated sand grains. The texture is sand or fine sand.

Garcon Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Lower Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Broad flats; low terraces
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Aquic Arenic Hapludults

Associated Soils

The Garcon soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Bigbee, Clara, Eunola, Meggett, Otela, Ousley, and Pedro Variant soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Bigbee soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Clara soils are sandy throughout, have a weakly expressed spodic horizon, and are poorly drained.
• The Eunola soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Meggett soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, have a clayey subsoil, and are poorly drained.
• The Otela soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Ousley soils are sandy throughout and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Pedro Variant soils are shallow to limestone bedrock and are well drained.

Typical Pedon

Garcon fine sand, in an area of Garcon-Eunola complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded; about 500 feet north and 700 feet east of a trail road; about 1,700 feet north and 1,000 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 34, T. 7 S., R. 14 E.; Hatchbend, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 29 degrees, 49 minutes, 38 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 54 minutes, 20 seconds west.

• A—0 to 7 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—7 to 19 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—19 to 26 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt—26 to 40 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; common medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg—40 to 51 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BCg—51 to 60 inches; very pale brown (10YR 8/2) loamy fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg—60 to 80 inches; very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common medium faint light gray (10YR 7/2) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 45 to 60 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, or sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 6. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, and gray ranges from none to common and generally increases with depth. The texture is loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, or sand.
• The Bt horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 6. It has few or common redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, red, or yellow. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, or red. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• The BCg horizon, where present, has the same range in color as the Cg horizon. The texture is loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam.
• The C horizon, where present, has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8; or it has no dominant color and is variegated in shades of red, yellow, gray, and brown. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of red, brown, yellow, and gray. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Cg horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has common or many redoximorphic features in shades of red, brown, yellow, and gray. The texture is sand or fine sand.

Hurricane Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Lower Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands
• Parent material: Sandy marine deposits
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderately rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Oxyaquic Alorthods

Associated Soils

The Hurricane soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Boulogne, Chipley, Foxworth, and Leon soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Boulogne and Leon soils have a spodic horizon at a depth of less than 30 inches and are poorly drained.
• The Chipley soils are sandy throughout.
• The Foxworth soils are sandy throughout and are moderately well drained.

Typical Pedon

Hurricane fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes; 1.1 miles south of County Road 340 and 4.2 miles east of U.S. Highway 129; about 2,400 feet south and 1,850 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 22, T. 8 S., R. 15 E.; lat. 29 degrees, 46 minutes, 27 seconds north and long. 88 degrees, 47 minutes, 48 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; very friable; many fine, medium, and large roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—6 to 20 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; many fine, medium, and large roots; common medium distinct black (10YR 2/1) charcoal fragments; white (10YR 8/2) streaks and splotches; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—20 to 29 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; common medium distnct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) areas of iron depletion; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Eg1—29 to 65 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6 and 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; single grain; loose; few medium and fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg2—65 to 72 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sand; single grain; loose; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bh—72 to 80 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; extremely acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The solum is 60 inches thick or more. Depth to a spodic horizon ranges from 51 to 79 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately acid throughout.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 3. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Eg horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of yellow and brown ranges from none to common.
• The Bh horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 4 or less. Sand grains are well coated with organic matter. The texture is sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand.

Ichetucknee Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Karst on uplands
• Parent material: Sandy and clayey marine deposits overlying limestone
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Very Slow
• Soil depth class: Deep to limestone bedrock
• Shrink-swell potential: Moderate
• Slope: 2 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Albaquultic Hapludalfs

Associated Soils

The Ichetucknee soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Blanton, Bonneau, Boulogne, Chiefland, Otela, and Surrency soils.

• The Blanton and Otela soils are very deep, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches, and are moderately well drained.
• The Bonneau soils are very deep, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches, and are well drained.
• The Boulogne soils are very deep, have a spodic horizon, and are poorly drained.
• The Chiefland soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches, are moderately deep to limestone bedrock, and are well drained.
• The Surrency soils are very deep; have a thick, dark surface layer; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Ichetucknee fine sand, in an area of Otela-Chiefland-Ichetucknee complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 0.75 mile southeast of the intersection of Florida Highways 247 and 240, about 0.50 mile south of Florida Highway 240, and 50 feet east of Mary Road; NE1/4SE1/4 sec. 14, T. 5 S., R. 15 E.; O’Brien SE, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 3 minutes, 11 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 47 minutes, 10 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 5 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E—5 to 13 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; common medium faint very pale brown (10YR 7/4) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Bt1—13 to 39 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; few faint clay films on faces of peds; common fine roots; few fine faint gray (10YR 6/1) areas of iron depletion; common fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and many fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt2—39 to 55 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; common faint clay films on faces of peds; slightly acid; abrupt irregular boundary.
• R—55 to 80 inches; very pale brown (10YR 8/2), soft limestone; about 40 percent, by volume, hard limestone boulders; solution holes filled with clay comprise about 10 percent of the pedon; strongly alkaline.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum over limestone ranges from 40 to 60 inches. Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid in the A and E horizons, is strongly acid or moderately acid in the upper part of the Bt horizon, and ranges from moderately acid to neutral in the lower part of the Bt horizon.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 4. The number of redoximorphic feature in shades of brown, yellow, and gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sand, loamy fine sand, or fine sand.
• The upper part of the Bt horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 6. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, yellow, or red. The texture is sandy clay or clay.
• The lower part of the Bt horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 6; or it has no dominant color and is variegated in shades of gray, brown, yellow, and red. The lower part of the Bt horizon has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, red, or gray. In some pedons, it has small nodules and fragments of limestone. The texture is sandy clay or clay.
• The R layer is composed of soft limestone that is rippable by power equipment. It is interspersed with fragments of hard limestone. It has few to many solution holes up to 30 inches in diameter. The holes are filled with clay and extend to a depth of 75 inches or more.

Leon Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Gulf Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Upland flats
• Parent material: Sandy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderately slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Aeric Alaquods

Associated Soils

The Leon soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Clara, Hurricane, Pottsburg, and Surrency soils.

• The Clara soils have a weakly expressed spodic horizon.
• The Hurricane soils have a spodic horizon below a depth of 50 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Pottsburg soils have a spodic horizon below a depth of 50 inches.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer; do not have a spodic horizon; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Leon fine sand; about 500 feet north of a trail road and 300 feet east of a trail road; about 500 feet north and 3,500 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 27, T. 5 S., R. 10 E.; Day SE, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 0 minutes, 57 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 18 minutes, 34 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 4 inches; fine sand, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—4 to 10 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bh—10 to 17 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; few fine distinct black (10YR 2/1) organic matter accumulations; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic matter depletions; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E´1—17 to 24 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common medium roots; common medium prominent black (5YR 2.5/1) organic matter accumulations; many medium distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic matter depletions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E´2—24 to 44 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E´3—44 to 63 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) stains of organic matter on faces of peds; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• B´h—63 to 80 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) organic matter depletions; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The Bh horizon is within a depth of 30 inches. Reaction typically ranges from extremely acid to slightly acid throughout. In tidal areas, however, reaction ranges from very strongly acid to moderately alkaline throughout.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2 to 4. When dry, this horizon has a salt-and-pepper appearance due to mixing of organic matter and white sand grains. The texture is sand, fine sand, mucky fine sand, mucky sand, or muck.
• The E horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 5 to 8. The number of redoximorphic features and streaks in shades of black or gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Bh horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 to 4; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2 to 4. This horizon burns white on ignition. The number of vertical or horizontal streaks or pockets of sand or areas of iron depletion in shades of gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E´ horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 3. The number of streaks and masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown ranges from none to common. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The B´h horizon, where present, has a range in color and texture similar to that of the Bh horizon. The B´h horizon is below the BE or E´ horizons.
• The C horizon, where present, has of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 6. The texture is sand or fine sand.

Lynchburg Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands
• Parent material: Marine sediments
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aeric Paleaquults

Associated Soils

The Lynchburg soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Blanton, Bonneau, Mascotte, and Padlock soils.

• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Bonneau soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are well drained.
• The Mascotte soils have a spodic horizon and are poorly drained.
• The Padlock soils have a clayey subsoil and are moderately well drained.

Typical Pedon

Lynchburg loamy fine sand, in an area of Blanton-Lynchburg-Bonneau complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 0.5 mile east of County Road 149 and 0.25 mile north of State Road 149A; SW1/4NE1/4 sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 5 E.; Monticello, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 35 minutes, 17 seconds north and long. 89 degrees, 50 minutes, 46 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 7 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• A—7 to 9 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—9 to 17 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt—17 to 23 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; common fine and medium roots; common coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; few medium faint light gray (10YR 7/2) areas of iron depletion; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg—23 to 61 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; many medium and coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BCg—61 to 80 inches; 25 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 45 light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) sandy clay loam; massive; moderately sticky and moderately plastic; common fine roots; the areas of yellowish brown and light reddish brown are iron accumulations; the areas light brownish gray are iron depletions; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The solum is more than 60 inches thick. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout.
• The A and Ap horizons have hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 2 or less; or they are neutral in hue and have value of 2 to 5. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 3. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of red, yellow, brown, or gray ranges from none to common. The texture is fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 3 to 8. The number of redoximorphic features in shade of red, yellow, or brown and areas of iron depletion in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray ranges from none to common. The texture is dominantly sandy clay loam but ranges to sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, and clay loam.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 2 or less. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of gray, yellow, brown, or red. The texture is dominantly sandy clay loam but includes fine sandy loam and, in some pedons, is sandy clay or clay below a depth of 40 inches.
• The BCg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 4 to 7. The number of redoximorphic features in shade of red, yellow, brown, and gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, clay loam, sandy clay, or clay.

Mascotte Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flats
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderately slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Sandy over loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Ultic Alaquods

Associated Soils

The Mascotte soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Lynchburg, Pantego, Plummer, Pottsburg, Sapelo, and Surrency soils.

• The Lynchburg soils have a fine-loamy subsoil, do not have a spodic horizon, and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Pantego soils have a fine-loamy subsoil, do not have a spodic horizon, and are very poorly drained.
• The Plummer soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Pottsburg soils have a spodic horizon at a depth of more than 50 inches.
• The Sapelo soils have an argillic horizon below a depth of 37 inches.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer; do not have a spodic horizon; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Mascotte fine sand, in an area of Mascotte-Sapelo complex; about 1 mile south of U.S. Highway 90 and 3 miles west of the Baker County line; sec. 34, T. 3 S., R. 18 E.; Olustee, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 11 minutes, 8 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 29 minutes, 46 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; fine sand, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; many clean sand grains; extremely acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E—6 to 15 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; common medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) organic matter accumulations; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Bh1—15 to 19 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine and medium roots; few clean sand grains; many distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic matter stains and depletions on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bh2—19 to 25 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic matter depletions on surfaces of root channels; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E´—25 to 35 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; common medium distinct black (10YR 2/1) organic matter accumulations; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• B´h—35 to 37 inches; black (N 2.5/0) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• Btg1—37 to 55 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and moderately plastic; common fine roots; common coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) redoximorphic accumulations; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—55 to 67 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; few coarse distinct reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) redoximorphic accumulations; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg—67 to 80 inches; light olive gray (5Y 6/2) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky and moderately plastic; common medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) redoximorphic accumulations; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The depth to the Bh horizon ranges from 10 to 29 inches, and the depth to the Btg horizon ranges from 24 to 40 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid in the A, E, Bh, and Btg horizons and from extremely acid to moderately acid in the Cg horizon.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of yellow, gray, and brown ranges from none to common. The texture is fine sand or sand.
• The Bh and B´h horizons have hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 to 4; or they are neutral in hue and have value of 2.5. In some pedons, they have few or common weakly cemented bodies with the same range in color. The number of organic matter depletions in shades of gray ranges from none to many. The texture is sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E´ horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 4. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown, black, and gray ranges from none to common.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has common or many redoximorphic features in shades of red, brown, and yellow. The texture is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• Some pedons have a Cg horizon within a depth of 80 inches. Where present, it has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, and red ranges from none to common. The texture is fine sand or sand.

Meadowbrook Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flood plains
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderately slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Grossarenic Endoaqualfs

Associated Soils

The Meadowbrook soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Clara, Sapelo, and Surrency soils.

• The Clara soils are sandy throughout and have a weakly expressed spodic horizon.
• The Sapelo soils have a spodic horizon.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Meadowbrook fine sand, in an area of Clara and Meadowbrook soils, frequently flooded; about 300 feet east of a trail road and 1,700 feet south of a graded road; about 700 feet south and 2,300 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 36, T. 7 S., R. 10 E.; Clara, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 29 degrees, 50 minutes, 2 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 16 minutes, 57 seconds west.

• A—0 to 7 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg1—7 to 14 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; common medium distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic matter accumulations; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg2—14 to 31 inches; 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3) and 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds; the areas of brown and very pale brown are iron accumulations; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Eg3—31 to 50 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg4—50 to 64 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; slightly acid; abrupt irregular boundary.
• Btg—64 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds; slightly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 50 to more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to neutral in the A horizon, from extremely acid to moderately alkaline in the Eg horizon, and from very strongly acid to moderately alkaline in the Btg horizon.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. Where value is 3 or less, the horizon is 7 inches thick or less. The horizon is sand, fine sand, or the mucky analogs of those textures.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR to 5GY, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 3. It has few or common redoximorphic features in shades of gray, yellow, and brown. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Bw horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5GY, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 2 or less; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 4 to 7. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of gray, yellow, brown, and red. The texture is dominantly sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam. In some pedons, however, the upper part of the horizon has a layer of loamy sand or loamy fine sand.

Meggett Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flood plains
• Parent material: Clayey marine and fluvial sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: High
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Albaqualfs

Associated Soils

The Meggett soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Bigbee, Clara, Eunola, Garcon, Pedro Variant, and Surrency soils.

• The Bigbee soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Clara soils are sandy throughout and have a weakly expressed spodic horizon.
• The Eunola soils have a fine-loamy subsoil and are moderately well drained.
• The Garcon soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Pedro Variant soils are shallow to limestone bedrock and are well drained.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Meggett fine sand, in an area of Bigbee-Garcon-Meggett complex, occasionally flooded; about 2.2 miles south of County Road 344 and 500 feet east of U.S. Highway 129; about 250 feet north and 1,400 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 5, T. 10 S., R. 15 E.; Fourmile Lake, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 29 degrees, 38 minutes, 16 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 49 minutes, 37 seconds west.

• A—0 to 4 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—4 to 11 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine faint brown (10YR 5/3) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) masses of iron accumulation; common fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Btg1—11 to 31 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many coarse prominent red (2.5YR 4/8) and many medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—31 to 40 inches; 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 50 percent gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; the areas of yellowish brown are iron accumulations; the areas of gray are iron depletions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• BCg—40 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay loam; massive; friable; many medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; moderately alkaline.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 40 to more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid in the A horizon, from strongly acid to moderately alkaline in the upper part of the B horizon, and from slightly acid to moderately alkaline in the lower part of the B horizon and in the BCg and C horizons.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 3. The number of iron accumulations in shades of brown or olive ranges from none to many. The horizon is clay loam, loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, fine sand, or sand.
• The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, fine sand, or sand.
• The upper part of the Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; is neutral in hue and has value of 4 to 7; or has no dominant color and is multicolored in shades of brown, yellow, olive, and gray. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, olive, and gray. The content of fine concretions of calcium carbonate or fragments of shells ranges from 0 to 10 percent, by volume. The upper part of the Btg horizon is sandy clay loam, sandy clay, clay loam, or clay.
• The lower part of the Btg horizon has the same range in color and features as the upper part of the horizon. The texture is clay loam, sandy clay, or clay.
• The BCg horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR to 5BG, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 4 to 7. The content of fine concretions of calcium carbonate or fragments of shell ranges from 0 to 35 percent, by volume. The BCg horizon is clay, sandy clay, or sandy clay loam.
• Some pedons have a C, Cg, or 2C horizon below a depth of 50 inches. The horizon has a range in color similar to that of the Btg horizon. The texture is variable or stratified with sand or clay.

Ocilla Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Low uplands and stream terraces
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Arenic Paleudults

Associated Soils

The Ocilla soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Blanton, Bonneau, Cantey, and Falmouth soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Bonneau soils are well drained.
• The Cantey soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, have a clayey subsoil, and are poorly drained.
• The Falmouth soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and have a clayey subsoil.

Typical Pedon

Ocilla fine sand, in an area of Ocilla-Albany-Blanton complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 0.5 mile south of Interstate 10, about 2.5 miles west of the intersection of Florida Highway 53 and Interstate 10; sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 9 E.; Madison, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 23 minutes, 42 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 23 minutes, 54 seconds west.

• A—0 to 3 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and very fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• E1—3 to 13 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many very fine and fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—13 to 19 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E3—19 to 24 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation; common medium distinct white (10YR 8/1) areas of iron depletion; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E4—24 to 29 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation; common fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt—29 to 34 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; common course distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) areas of iron depletion; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg—34 to 80 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common coarse prominent red (2.5YR 4/6), few medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), and common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 60 to more than 80 inches. Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid, except the surface soil in areas where lime has been applied.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 3 to 5. Where value is 3, the horizon is less than 7 inches thick. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand.
• The BE horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8. The texture is loamy sand or loamy fine sand.
• The upper part of the Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 8. The texture is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• The lower part of the Bt horizon is multicolored in shades of gray, yellow, brown, and red. The matrix has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 8. The lower part of the Bt horizon has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of gray, red, or brown. The texture is dominantly sandy clay loam but includes sandy loam, fine sandy loam, and sandy clay. The content of plinthite ranges from 0 to about 3 percent, by volume.
• The Btg, BC, and BCg horizons, where present, have a range in color and range in texture comparable to the Bt2 and Bt3 horizons.
• The C horizon, where present, has the same range in color as the lower part of the Bt horizon. The C horizon is sandy loam, sandy clay loam, sandy clay, or clay.

Olustee Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Lower Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flats
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderately slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Ultic Alaquods

Associated Soils

The Olustee soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Pamlico, Plummer, Pottsburg, Sapelo, and Surrency soils.

• The Pamlico soils are organic soils and are very poorly drained.
• The Plummer soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and do not have a spodic horizon.
• The Pottsburg soils have a spodic horizon at a depth of more than 50 inches.
• The Sapelo soils have a substantial E horizon between the A and Bh horizons and have an argillic horizon below a depth of 37 inches.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer; do not have a Bh horizon; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Olustee fine sand, in an area of Pamlico-Olustee-Pottsburg complex, depressional; in Osceola National Forest about 150 feet north of Forest Service Road 263 and 1.50 miles east of U.S. Highway 441; sec. 15, T. 2 S., R. 17 E.; Deep Creek, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 19 minutes, 5 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 35 minutes, 58 seconds west.

• A1—0 to 5 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sand; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; extremely acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• A2—5 to 18 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; common fine roots; common medium faint black (10YR 2/1) organic matter accumulations; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bh—18 to 23 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on all faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Eg—23 to 37 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; common medium distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic matter accumulations; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on all faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg—37 to 63 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) organic matter accumulations; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Cg—63 to 80 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) organic matter accumulations; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 25 to 40 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E horizon, where present, is less than 2 inches thick. It has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The Bh horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 4. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The BE horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The Eg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of yellow, brown, or black. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of yellow, brown, and red. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of gray, red, or brown. The texture ranges from sand to sandy clay. In some pedons, the horizon contain lenses and pockets of material coarser or finer than the matrix.

Osier Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flood plains and low stream terraces
• Parent material: Sandy alluvium
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Siliceous, thermic Typic Psammaquents

Associated Soils

The Osier soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Bibb, Plummer, Pottsburg, and Surrency soils.

• The Bibb soils have a coarse-loamy control section.
• The Plummer soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Pottsburg soils have a spodic horizon.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer; have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches; and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Osier sand, in an area of Osier-Bibb-Albany complex, frequently flooded; about 3,150 feet north and 3,080 feet west of southeast corner of sec. 18, T. 1 S., R. 17 E.; Benton, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 24 minutes, 1 second north and long. 82 degrees, 38 minutes, 50 seconds west.

• A1—0 to 3 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• A2—3 to 8 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; very strongly acid; diffuse smooth boundary.
• Cg1—8 to 36 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; massive; very friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; diffuse smooth boundary.
• Cg2—36 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; massive; very friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The combined thickness of the sandy layers is 80 inches or more. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately acid throughout the profile. The content of silt plus clay is 5 to 15 percent in the 10- to 40-inch section.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. Where value is 2 or 3, the horizon is less than 10 inches thick. The texture is fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, or sand.
• The C horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 5GY, value of 3 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 5 to 7. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, and gray ranges from none to common. The texture is loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, or sand and, in the lower part of the horizon, can include coarse sand. In most pedons, the horizon has thin strata of material ranging from sand to sandy loam.
• In some pedons, the C horizon is underlain or interrupted by an Ab horizon. The Ab horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is fine sand, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand.

Otela Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Broad uplands
• Geomorphic setting: Karst
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments over limestone
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability class: Slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudalfs

Associated Soils

The Otela soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Chiefland, Garcon, Ichetucknee, and Padlock soils.

• The Chiefland soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches, are moderately deep to limestone bedrock, and are well drained.
• The Garcon soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Ichetucknee soils are deep to limestone bedrock and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Padlock soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and have a clayey subsoil.

Typical Pedon

Otela fine sand, in an area of Otela-Chiefland-Ichetucknee complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 1,500 feet north of Florida Highway 53 and 1,000 feet east of a graded road; about 2,000 feet north and 3,500 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 34, T. 4 S., R. 11 E.; Mayo, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 5 minutes, 21 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 12 minutes, 44 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—6 to 21 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—21 to 31 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds; few medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E3—31 to 40 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E4—40 to 60 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Bt1—60 to 65 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—65 to 75 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of iron accumulation; common medium distinct white (10YR 8/1) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg—75 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum and depth to limestone bedrock range from 60 to more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to neutral in the A and E horizons, from extremely acid to slightly alkaline in the upper part of the Bt horizon, and from extremely acid to moderately alkaline in the lower part of the Bt horizon.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 3. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 8. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown or yellow ranges from none to common. In some pedons, the horizon has few to many pockets of clean sand grains. The E horizon is fine sand or sand.
• The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of gray, yellow, brown, or red. Gray iron depletions, which are indicative of wetness, are within the upper 10 inches of the horizon. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• The Btg horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 5 to 7. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of gray, red, yellow, or brown ranges from none to common. In some pedons, the lower part of this horizon has about 5 percent gravel- or cobble-sized fragments of limestone or chert. The Btg horizon is sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay. Some pedons have a clayey 2Btg horizon.
• Some pedons have a BC horizon below a depth of 60 inches. Where present, it has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8. The texture is fine sand or loamy fine sand.
• The Cr horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 6 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4. It is composed of soft, weathered, fractured limestone that can be dug with a spade. It has very firm to extremely firm rupture resistance and low to high excavation difficulty. It typically contains soft carbonate accumulations and few to many hard fragments of limestone or chert. It is highly irregular and complex. It is interspersed with solution holes that are 4 to 12 inches in diameter, variable within short distances, and filled with sandy loam to sandy clay textured soil material.
• The R layer, where present, consists of hard, unweathered limestone. It has slightly rigid to very rigid rupture resistance and very high to extremely high excavation difficulty. In some areas it has solution holes.

Ousley Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flood plains and terraces
• Parent material: Sandy fluvial sediments
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Rapid
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Thermic, uncoated Aquic Quartzipsamments

Associated Soils

The Ousley soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Bigbee, Blanton, and Garcon soils.

• The Bigbee soils are excessively drained.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Garcon soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Ousley fine sand, in an area of Ousley-Blanton-Fluvaquents complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded; about 1.8 miles east of County Road 241; NW1/4SE1/4 sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 18 E.; Worthington Spring USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 29 degrees, 57 minutes, 45 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 55 minutes, 53 seconds west.

• A—0 to 4 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• C1—4 to 24 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• C2—24 to 40 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg1—40 to 55 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; single grain; loose; few fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Cg2—55 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The combined thickness of the sandy horizons is 80 inches or more. Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid throughout the profile.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. The thickness of the horizon ranges from 4 to 8 inches.
• The C horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 or 4. The texture is fine sand or sand.
• The Cg horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, and chroma 2 or less. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, or yellow ranges from none to common. The texture is fine sand or sand.

Padlock Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands
• Parent material: Clayey marine deposits
• Drainage class: Moderately well drained
• Permeability class: Slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Moderate
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Paleudults

Associated Soils

The Padlock soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Alpin, Blanton, Bonneau, Chiefland, Falmouth, Lynchburg, Otela, and Troup soils.

• The Alpin soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Blanton and Otela soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Bonneau soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are well drained.
• The Chiefland soils are moderately deep to limestone bedrock, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches, and are well drained.
• The Falmouth soils have smectitic mineralogy and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Lynchburg soils have a fine-loamy subsoil and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Troup soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are somewhat excessively drained.

Typical Pedon

Padlock fine sand, in an area of Blanton-Padlock-Alpin complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 2,500 feet south and 2,100 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 17., T. 3 S., R. 14 E.; McAlpin, Florida, USGS Live Oak East 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 13 minutes, 31 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 56 minutes, 23 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 5 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bt1—5 to 13 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common fine roots; common faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Bt2—13 to 17 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky and moderately plastic; common fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—17 to 22 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky and very plastic; few fine roots; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; many medium prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3) areas of iron depletion; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—22 to 51 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky and very plastic; few fine roots; common faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and many medium prominent dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of iron accumulation; few faint light gray (10YR 7/2) areas of iron depletion; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—51 to 63 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sandy clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky and very plastic; common faint clay films on faces of peds; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg3—63 to 80 inches; light gray (5Y 7/1) sandy clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky and very plastic; common faint clay films on faces of peds; few medium prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) and many medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The solum is more than 60 inches thick. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout, except where lime has been applied.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 to 4. Where value is 3 or less, the horizon is less than 7 inches thick. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 2 to 6. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The upper part of the Bt horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of red, yellow, and brown ranges from none to common. The texture is sandy clay or clay.
• The lower part of the Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of red, yellow, brown, and, below 20 inches, gray. The texture is sandy clay or clay.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many masses of iron accumulation in shades of red, yellow, or brown. It has the same range in texture as the Bt horizon.
• The BCg horizon, where present, has the same range in color as the Btg horizon. The texture is sandy clay or clay.
• The Cg horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many masses of iron accumulation in shades of red, yellow, or brown. The texture is sandy clay loam, sandy clay, or clay.

Pamlico Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Depressions
• Parent material: Decomposed organic material overlying sandy mineral sediments
• Drainage class: Very poorly
• Permeability class: Slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 1 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Sandy or sandy-skeletal, siliceous, dysic, thermic Terric Haplosaprists

Associated Soils

The Pamlico soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Olustee, Pantego, Pottsburg, and Surrency soils.

• The Olustee soils are mineral throughout, have a spodic horizon, and are poorly drained.
• The Pantego soils are mineral throughout and have a thick, dark surface layer.
• The Pottsburg soils are mineral throughout, have a spodic horizon, and are poorly drained.
• The Surrency soils are mineral throughout; have a thick, dark surface layer; and have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches.

Typical Pedon

Pamlico muck, in an area of Pamlico-Olustee-Pottsburg complex, depressional; about 1,000 feet north and 1,000 feet west of a trail road; about 1,200 feet north and 500 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 29, T. 5 S., R. 10 E.; Day SE, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 0 minutes, 53 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 20 minutes, 2 seconds west.

• Oa1—0 to 3 inches; muck, black (7.5YR 2.5/1) rubbed; weak coarse granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; extremely acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Oa2—3 to 22 inches; muck, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; massive; friable; common fine roots; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Cg—22 to 80 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on sand grains; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The depth of organic material over a mineral substratum ranges from 16 to 51 inches. Reaction is extremely acid in the organic layers and ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid in the underlying mineral layers.
• The Oa horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 to 3, and chroma of 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2 or 3. The content of fiber is 30 percent or less before rubbing and less than 10 percent after rubbing.
• The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2 to 6. The texture is sand or fine sand.

Pantego Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flats and depressions
• Parent material: Loamy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Very poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Umbric Paleaquults

Associated Soils

The Pantego soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Blanton, Bonneau, Mascotte, Pamlico, Sapelo, and Surrency soils.

• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Bonneau soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are well drained.
• The Mascotte and Sapelo soils have a spodic horizon and are poorly drained.
• The Pamlico soils have organic layers with a combined thickness of 16 to 51 inches over dominantly sandy material.
• The Surrency soils have a thick, dark surface layer and have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches.

Typical Pedon

Pantego fine sandy loam; about 200 feet north and 600 feet east of a trail road; about 1,500 feet north and 1,500 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 12 E.; Mallory Swamp NW, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 29 degrees, 56 minutes, 34 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 8 minutes, 1 second west.

• A—0 to 10 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg—10 to 14 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg1—14 to 18 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; few medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and few fine prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—18 to 45 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and medium roots; many medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg3—45 to 80 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; many distinct white (10YR 8/1) sand coatings in pore linings; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The solum is more than 60 inches thick. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2 or 3. The texture is loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam, or the mucky analogs of those textures.
• The Eg horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 4 to 6. The texture is loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam.
• The BEg horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown and yellow ranges from none to common. The texture is sandy clay loam, sandy loam, sandy clay, clay loam, or fine sandy loam.
• The BCg horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown and yellow ranges from none to common. The texture is sandy clay loam, clay loam, sandy clay, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam.
• The Cg horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown and yellow ranges from none to common. The texture is sandy clay loam, clay loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or sand.

Pedro Variant Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Karst
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments over limestone
• Drainage class: Well drained
• Permeability class: Moderately rapid
• Soil depth class: Shallow to limestone bedrock
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 5 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, superactive, hyperthermic, shallow Typic Hapludalfs

Associated Soils

The Pedro Variant soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Alpin, Bigbee, Blanton, Chiefland, Garcon, Meggett, and Plummer soils.

• The Alpin and Bigbee soils are sandy throughout and are excessively drained.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Chiefland soils are moderately deep to limestone bedrock and have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches.
• The Garcon soils are very deep, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches, and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Meggett soils are very deep, have a clayey subsoil, and are poorly drained.
• The Plummer soils are very deep, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches, and are poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Pedro Variant fine sand, in an area of Chiefland-Pedro Variant complex, occasionally flooded; about 0.75 mile west of U.S. Highway 27, about 0.65 mile north of County Highway 138, and 25 feet east of a subdivision trail; sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 17 E.; High Springs SW, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles; lat. 29 degrees, 51 minutes, 40 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 39 minutes, 11 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 3 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E—3 to 8 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine and medium roots; neutral; clear irregular boundary.
• Bt—8 to 11 inches; dark brown (10YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; neutral; abrupt irregular boundary.
• 2Cr—11 to 14 inches; very pale brown (10YR 8/2), soft weathered limestone; moderately alkaline; gradual irregular boundary.
• 2R—14 inches; hard, fractured limestone bedrock.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum and the depth to soft, weathered limestone ranges from 6 to 20 inches. Most pedons have solution holes that are up to 60 inches deep. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to slightly acid in the surface horizon and from slightly acid to slightly alkaline in the subsoil.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 3. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 or 4. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Bt horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. The texture is sandy clay loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam. The content of soft and hard limestone fragments ranges from 0 to 10 percent, by volume.
• The 2Cr horizon is weathered limestone. It has hue of 10YR, value of 7 or 8, and chroma of 1 to 4. It is commonly mixed with fragments of hard limestone. In some pedons it has boulders.
• This pedon is a variant of the Pedro series because it is thermic rather than hyperthermic and because it has hard limestone bedrock at a depth of less than 20 inches. Other than these differences, the properties of the Pedro Variant are within the concepts of the Pedro series.

Plummer Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flats, depressions, and flood plains
• Parent material: Marine sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained and very poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleaquults

Associated Soils

The Plummer soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Cantey, Mascotte, Olustee, Osier, Pedro Variant, Sapelo, Surrency, and Wampee soils.

• The Albany soils are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Cantey soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and have a clayey subsoil.
• The Mascotte, Olustee, and Sapelo soils have a spodic horizon.
• The Osier soils are sandy throughout.
• The Pedro Variant soils are shallow to limestone bedrock and are well drained.
• The Surrency soils have a dark surface layer, have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches, and are very poorly drained.
• The Wampee soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Plummer fine sand, approximately 1,200 feet north and 600 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 28, T. 5 S., R. 12 E.; Mayo SE, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles; lat. 30 degrees, 0 minutes, 56 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 6 minutes, 60 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 7 inches; fine sand, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; weak medium granular structure; common fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Eg1—7 to 14 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Eg2—14 to 22 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Eg3—22 to 55 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; common medium roots; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Btg—55 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; many distinct white (10YR 8/1) sand coatings on pore surfaces; medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 72 to more than 100 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to moderately acid throughout, except where lime has been applied.
• Some pedons in depressional areas have an O horizon that is 8 inches thick or less. Where present, this O horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is muck.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2 to 4. If the value is 2 or 3, the horizon is less than 8 inches thick. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand.
• The Eg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 5 to 8. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of yellow and brown ranges from none to common. The texture is sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of yellow and brown ranges from none to common. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.

Pottsburg Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Lower costal plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flats
• Parent material: Marine sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Grossarenic Alaquods

Associated Soils

The Pottsburg soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Leon, Mascotte, Olustee, Osier, Pamlico, and Sapelo soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Leon, Mascotte, Olustee, and Sapelo soils have a spodic horizon at a depth of less than 30 inches.
• The Osier soils are sandy throughout and do not have a spodic horizon.
• The Pamlico soils have organic material up to 51 inches thick over mineral layers and are very poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Pottsburg sand, in an area of Pamlico-Olustee-Pottsburg complex, depressional; about 3,100 feet north and 5,100 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 5, T. 2 N., R. 12 E.; Octahatchee, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 35 minutes, 56 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 8 minutes, 14 seconds west.

• A—0 to 7 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—7 to 19 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; common medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1) organic matter depletions; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E2—19 to 30 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on the sand grains; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) organic matter accumulations; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• E3—30 to 51 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; many distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on sand grains; common medium distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) organic matter accumulations; many coarse prominent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) organic matter depletions; many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) organic matter accumulations; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• EB—51 to 65 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; common fine roots; common medium faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) organic matter accumulations; clear wavy boundary.
• Bh—65 to 80 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; common coarse faint black (10YR 2/1) organic matter accumulations; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The solum is more than 60 inches thick. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to slightly acid in the A horizon and from extremely acid to moderately acid in the Bh horizon.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2 to 5. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The upper part of the E horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 3. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The lower part of the E horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, olive, red, or gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The EB, BE, or E/B horizon, where present, has hue of 5YR to 2.5Y, value of 2 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of red, yellow, olive, or gray ranges from none to common. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The Bh horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 4; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand. The sand grains are well coated with organic matter and are weakly cemented in some places.

Sapelo Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flats
• Parent material: Marine sediments
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Sandy, siliceous, thermic Ultic Alaquods

Associated Soils

The Sapelo soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Chipley, Mascotte, Meadowbrook, Olustee, Pantego, Plummer, and Pottsburg soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Chipley soils are sandy throughout and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Mascotte soils have an argillic horizon within a depth of 37 inches.
• The Meadowbrook and Plummer soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Olustee soils do not have an E horizon and have a Btg horizon within a depth of 37 inches.
• The Pantego soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches and are very poorly drained.
• The Pottsburg soils have a spodic horizon below a depth of 50 inches.

Typical Pedon

Sapelo fine sand, in an area of Sapelo-Mascotte-Plummer complex; about 2,000 feet north of County Road 355–A and 100 feet east of a trail road; about 2,700 feet north and 700 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 12 E.; McAlpin, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 12 minutes, 45 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 55 minutes, 8 seconds west.

• A—0 to 10 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
• E—10 to 22 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; common fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bh1—22 to 23 inches; 50 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) and 50 percent black (5YR 2/1) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
• Bh2—23 to 28 inches; reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E´1—28 to 33 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E´2—33 to 43 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E´3—43 to 54 inches; pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg1—54 to 74 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and moderately plastic; common fine roots; few medium and coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—74 to 80 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 60 to 90 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 5 to 8. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The Bh horizon has hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 to 4. The texture is sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The E´ horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4. It has common or many redoximorphic features in shades of red, brown, or yellow. The texture is sand, loamy fine sand, or fine sand.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic accumulation in shades of red, yellow, and brown. In some pedons, it has lenses and pockets of sand and clay. The Btg horizon is sandy loam, loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.

Surrency Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Lower Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Flats, depressions, and swamps
• Parent material: Marine and fluvial sediments
• Drainage class: Very poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderately slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 1 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Arenic Umbric Paleaquults

Associated Soils

The Surrency soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Cantey, Ichetucknee, Leon, Mascotte, Meadowbrook, Meggett, Olustee, Osier, Pamlico, Pantego, and Plummer soils.

• The Cantey soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, have a clayey subsoil, and are poorly drained.
• The Ichetucknee soils are deep to limestone bedrock and are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Leon, Mascotte, and Olustee soils have a spodic horizon and are poorly drained.
• The Meadowbrook and Plummer soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are poorly drained.
• The Meggett soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, have a clayey subsoil, and are poorly drained.
• The Osier soils are sandy throughout.
• The Pamlico soils have organic layers with a combined thickness of up to 51 inches.
• The Pantego soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches.

Typical Pedon

Surrency fine sand, in an area of Surrency, Plummer, and Cantey soils, frequently flooded; about 1.25 miles north of Florida Highway S–242 and 300 feet east of Birley Road; sec. 17, T. 4 S., R. 16 E.; Lake City West, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 8 minutes, 19 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 44 minutes, 1 second west.

• A1—0 to 8 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine and medium roots; extremely acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• A2—8 to 16 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; moderate medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine and medium roots; extremely acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Eg—16 to 38 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine and medium roots; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
• Btg—38 to 80 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; many distinct white (10YR 8/1) sand coatings on surfaces of pores; common coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 60 to 100 inches. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been applied.
• The A horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 2 or 3. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or the mucky analogs of those textures.
• The Eg horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. The texture is loamy sand, loamy fine sand, fine sand, or sand.
• The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has few to many redoximorphic features in shades of gray, brown, and yellow. The texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
• Some pedons have a Cg horizon below a depth of 65 inches. Where present, it has hue of 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of red, yellow, brown, and gray ranges from none to many. The texture ranges from loamy sand to sandy clay loam.

Troup Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Uplands
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine deposits
• Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained
• Permeability class: Moderate
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 0 to 8 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Grossarenic Kandiudults

Associated Soils

The Troup soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Alaga, Albany, Alpin, Blanton, Bonneau, and Padlock soils.

• The Alaga soils are sandy throughout.
• The Albany soils are somewhat poorly drained.
• The Alpin soils are sandy throughout, have lamellae, and are excessively drained.
• The Blanton soils have a subsoil that is more yellow than the subsoil of the Troup soils and are moderately well drained.
• The Bonneau soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 20 to 40 inches and are well drained.
• The Padlock soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of less than 20 inches, have a clayey subsoil, and are moderately well drained.

Typical Pedon

Troup fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes; about 0.75 mile west of Florida Highway 245 and 50 feet north of Florida Highway 349; sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 17 E.; Ellisville, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 30 degrees, 1 minute, 32 seconds north and long. 82 degrees, 34 minutes, 1 second west.

• Ap—0 to 8 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine and medium roots; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary.
• E1—8 to 38 inches; reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—38 to 52 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine and medium roots; few medium distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) splotches and streaks of uncoated sand grains; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt1—52 to 58 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common medium roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt2—58 to 67 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; many distinct white (10YR 8/1) sand coats on surfaces of pores; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Bt3—67 to 80 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; many distinct white (10YR 8/1) sand coats on surfaces of pores; few medium distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2) areas of iron depletion; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The solum is more than 80 inches thick. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to moderately acid in the A and E horizons, except where lime has been applied, and is very strongly acid or strongly acid in the BE and Bt horizons.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 4. The texture is sand, loamy sand, or fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8. In most pedons it has few or common areas and splotches of uncoated sand grains. The E horizon is loamy sand, fine sand, or sand.
• The BE horizon, where present, has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 3 to 8. The texture is loamy sand or loamy fine sand.
• The Bt horizon dominantly has hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 to 8. In some pedons, however, it has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of brown ranges from none to common. The horizon has few to many silica-cemented nodules and concretions. The horizon is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.

Wampee Series

• Major Land Resource Area: 138—North-Central Florida Ridge
• Local physiographic area: Coastal Plain
• Geomorphic setting: Terraces and low uplands
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability class: Moderately slow
• Soil depth class: Very deep
• Shrink-swell potential: Low
• Slope: 5 to 15 percent
• Taxonomic classification: Loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Aquic Arenic Hapludalfs

Associated Soils

The Wampee soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Albany, Blanton, Bonneau, and Plummer soils.

• The Albany soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches.
• The Blanton soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are moderately well drained.
• The Bonneau soils are well drained.
• The Plummer soils have sandy surface and subsurface layers with a combined thickness of 40 to 80 inches and are poorly drained.

Typical Pedon

Wampee fine sand, in an area of Wampee-Blanton complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes; about 2,500 feet south and 200 feet east of a trail road; about 1,500 feet south and 1,000 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 22, T. 6 S., R. 12 E.; Mallory Swamp NE, Florida, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle; lat. 29 degrees, 57 minutes, 4 seconds north and long. 83 degrees, 7 minutes, 5 seconds west.

• Ap—0 to 6 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; many fine roots; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
• AE—6 to 12 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E1—12 to 21 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• E2—21 to 32 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots; common medium prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• Btg1—32 to 55 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common fine roots; many distinct white (10YR 8/1) sand coats on surfaces of pores; about 2 percent, by volume, ironstone nodules; many coarse prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
• Btg2—55 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; many distinct white (10YR 8/1) sand coats on surfaces of pores; many coarse prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

Range in Characteristics

• The thickness of the solum ranges from 50 to more than 80 inches. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to neutral in the A and AE horizons and from very strongly acid to slightly acid in the E, BE, Btg, and Cg horizons.
• The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2. The content of coarse fragments, mainly ironstone nodules, quartz gravel, or weathered phosphatic limestone, ranges from 0 to 10 percent, by volume. The texture is sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.
• The AE horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 to 4. The content of coarse fragments, mainly ironstone nodules, quartz gravel, or weathered phosphatic limestone, ranges from 0 to 10 percent, by volume. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The E horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 6. The number of iron accumulations in shades of yellow or brown ranges from none to common. The content of coarse fragments, mainly ironstone nodules, quartz gravel, or weathered phosphatic limestone, ranges from 2 to 30 percent, by volume. The texture is sand or fine sand.
• The upper part of the Btg or Bt horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 to 4; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 5 to 8. It has few or common redoximorphic features in shades of gray, yellow, or brown. The content of coarse fragments, mainly ironstone nodules, quartz gravel, or weathered phosphatic limestone, ranges from 2 to 30 percent, by volume. The texture is sandy clay loam or gravelly sandy clay loam.
• The lower part of the Btg horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral in hue and has value of 5 to 8. The number of redoximorphic features in shades of gray, yellow, red, or brown ranges from none to common. The content of coarse fragments ranges from 0 to 10 percent, by volume. The texture is sandy loam or sandy clay loam.
• Some pedons have a Cg horizon that has a range in color similar to that of the Btg horizon. The texture ranges from loamy sand to clay.

< Back to Selected Taxonomic Unit Descriptions