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Ecological Site Quick Reference—MLRA 72 <br /> SITE: SANDY PLAINS(R072XA111KS) Back to Table of Contents <br /> SITE DESCRIPTION: This site occurs on nearly level to undulating (0-10%slopes)topography. The sites is associated sand <br /> sheets, interdunes, plains, and hillslopes on tablelands.The soils are moderately sandy to very sandy surface layers <br /> ranging from 3-20"thick. The soil surface textures are fine sandy loam, loamy sand, sandy loam, and loamy fine <br /> sand. Subsoil layers are loamy. <br /> AUM/AC <br /> Average 50%Use 60%Use <br /> Plant Community Community Description Production 125% 130% <br /> #/ac HE} HE} <br /> The potential vegetation is about 85 percent grasses and grass-like <br /> plants, 10 percent forbs, and 5 percent shrubs.Sand bluestem, <br /> 1.1 Reference prairie sandreed, blue grama,and little bluestem are the dominant <br /> Community species. Subdominant species include switchgrass, needle and <br /> Sand Bluestem, Prairie thread, Indiangrass, and sideoats grama. Sand dropseed,western 1800 0.49 0.59 <br /> Sandreed, Blue Grama wheatgrass, and buffalograss are common.The forb community is <br /> diverse. Shrubs include leadplant, sand sagebrush, plains <br /> pricklypear,American plum,western sandcherry, and soapweed <br /> yucca. <br /> Sand dropseed and blue grama are the dominant grass species. Fendler <br /> 1.2 Community threeawn, hairy false golden aster, croton,slimflower scurfpea, Cuman <br /> ragweed,stickleaf, heath aster, milkvetch,and cactus are common. Tall <br /> Sand Dropseed-Blue 1100 0.30 0.36 <br /> Grama and mid warm season grasses are present but in limited amounts. Sand <br /> sagebrush is common especially on soils with a sandy loam or courser <br /> subsoil. <br /> 1.3 Community Fendler threeawn is the dominant species.Sand dropseed may also be <br /> Fendler Threeawn- present in varying amounts.A number of annual plants, such as <br /> Sand Dropseed- sixweeks fescue, Russian thistle, kochia,and annual bromes,will 425 0.12 0.14 <br /> Annuals increase or invade. <br /> Sod bound blue grama dominates the site. Secondary species are sand <br /> 2.1 Sod Community dropseed and Fendler threeawn. The most common forbs are white <br /> Blue Grama sagebrush, lupine,stickleaf, croton, locoweed,tarragon,and 850 0.23 0.28 <br /> pricklypear. Prairie sandreed and needleandthread are present as <br /> remnants. <br /> 3.1 Reseed The species present on seeded or renovated land will depend upon <br /> Community 1800 0.49 0.59 <br /> Local Seeding Mix what was planted. <br /> Go-back evolves through several plant communities. Early species <br /> 3.2:Go back include annual weedy forbs,witchgrass and Tumblegrass. Sand 425 0.12 0.14 <br /> Community dropseed and threeawns will gradually come into the site. <br /> Page 45 <br /> Section II <br /> NRCS-April 2020 <br />