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~. ~ - <br />" i. <br />Al •Rt=Raleigh very '.gravelly sandy;loame 5 to 55 percent slopes <br />'tom r ,,,; ~ ~. <br />~Compositlon ' <br />Raleigh•~soil and siiilar~Ihiluslons~6 90 percent ''~ '~ '~ ~ ~ ~• <br />Contesting incluslaoss 10 percent <br />Characteristics of the Raleigh SoFI <br />Land/orms: Mountalnsldes `' "'' <br />Parent material: kind=residuum; source=granite <br />Native plant community type: Conifers, grasses <br />Typical profile: <br />0 to 5 inches=brovn very gravelly sandy loam <br />5 to 9 inches=extremely gravelly sandy loam <br />9 to 14 inches=extremely gravelly very coarse sand <br />14 Inches=decomposed granite <br />Depth class: SAallov <br />Drainage class: Well <br />Permeability: Moderately rapid •• <br />Available mater capacity: Very lov <br />Potential rooting depth: 10 to 20 inches <br />Runo(J: Medium to very rapid <br />Hazard of mater erosion tno plant cover): Moderate to very high <br />Contrasting Inclusions <br />On foot slopes; soils that are moderately deep <br />On ridges and steep slopes; Rock outcrop <br />Y, <br />- Similar Inclusions <br />Intermingled vith this Raleigh soil! soils underlain by hard granite <br />Major Uses <br />vildlife habitat, recreation <br />Major Management Factors <br />Soil-related !actors: Lov available vater capacity, steepness of slope <br />Climatic (actors: <br />Mean annual precipitation=15 to 18 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature=38 to 42 degrees F <br />Frost-free period=5B to 80 days <br />Elevation=8,400 to 9,800 feet <br />Management Considerations <br />Grazeable woodland <br />Dominant vegetation: <br />In potential plant community=open stand of ponderosa pine, vith understory of Arizona fescue, <br />mountain muhly, prairie junegrass, Parry oatgrass <br />In present plant community=Arizona fescue, mountain muhly, Parry oatgrass, 6iue grams, fringed <br />sagebrush, mountainmahogany, open stand of ponderosa pine <br />Response to a deterioration in the range condition: An increase or invasion of blue grams, <br />needleandthread, sedges, fringed sagebrush, and mountalnmahogany <br />_~~ ' Anrwal production of air-dry understory vegetation In years of average rainfall: 800 pounds per acre <br />_- Nean rite index for ponderosa pine: <br />