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~.- - <br />.~ ~ <br />Lf <br />~:: <br />_,~' <br />• <br />.,. <br />~RI`=Ralelyh very'gra.velly sandy <br />'Composition <br />Raleigh~soll and siiilar Ihiluslonsi 90 percent '' <br />Contesting incluslans: 18 percent ' <br />loam. 5 to 55 percent slopes <br />• Characteristics of the Raleigh Soii <br />Land(orms: Mountainsides ""' <br />Parent material: kind=residuum; source=granite <br />Native plant community type: Conifers, grasses <br />Typical profile: <br />B 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: 5hallov <br />Drainage class: Mell <br />Permeability: Moderately rapid ~~ <br />Available mater capacity: Very lov <br />Potential roofing depth: iB to 2B inches <br />Runo((: Medium to very rapid <br />Razard of eater erosion frro 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 />Similar Inclusions <br />Intermingled vith this Raleigh soil; soils underlain by hard granite <br />Major Uses <br />vildliie habitat, recreation <br />Major Management Factors <br />Soil-refafed (actors: Lou available voter capacity, steepness of slope <br />Climatic (actors: <br />Mean annual precipitation=l5 to 18 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature=38 to 42 degrees F <br />Frost-Free period=50 to 68 days <br />Elevation=8,480 to 9,880 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, blue grama, fringed <br />sagebrush, mountainmahogany, open stand of ponderosa pine <br />Response fo a deterioration in the range condition: An increase or invasion of Dlue grama, <br />needleandthreada sedges, binged sagebrush, and mountalnmahogany <br />Annual production of airdry understory vegetation in years of average rainfall: BB0 pounds per acre <br />Mean site index (or ponderosa pine: + <br />