Ander soil series
The Ander series consists of very deep, moderately well drained, soils that formed in residuum weathered from sandstone in the Goliad Formation. These nearly level to very gently sloping soils are on footslopes of low hills on an inland dissected coastal plain. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Mean annual air temperature is about 21.1 degrees C (70 degrees F), and mean annual precipitation is about 864 mm (34 in).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Udic Paleustolls
Soil Moisture: An ustic soil moisture regime bordering on udic. The soil moisture control section remains dry for less than 120 cumulative days in normal years. Precipitation falls mostly during the months of April through June and October and November. The driest months are July through September and January through March.
USE AND VEGETATION: Used mostly for livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Native grasses include little bluestem, feathery bluestem, Nash and hooded windmillgrass, and Texas and plains bristlegrass. Woody species consist of live oak, post oak, mesquite, huisache, spiny hackberry, and pricklypear. Coastal bermudagrass is the dominant improved pasture grass. (Ecological site name: Tight Sandy Loam 25-35" Pz; Ecological site number: R083AY412TX)
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Northern Rio Grande Plain (MLRA 83A in LRR I) of south-central Texas; minor extent
REMARKS: These soils were formerly included with the Papalote series. The Papalote series has an ochric epipedon. The redoximorphic features are considered relict and do not reflect present day moisture conditions.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/ANDER.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#ander
Ander soil series
The Ander series consists of very deep, moderately well drained, soils that formed in residuum weathered from sandstone in the Goliad Formation. These nearly level to very gently sloping soils are on footslopes of low hills on an inland dissected coastal plain. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Mean annual air temperature is about 21.1 degrees C (70 degrees F), and mean annual precipitation is about 864 mm (34 in).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Udic Paleustolls
Soil Moisture: An ustic soil moisture regime bordering on udic. The soil moisture control section remains dry for less than 120 cumulative days in normal years. Precipitation falls mostly during the months of April through June and October and November. The driest months are July through September and January through March.
USE AND VEGETATION: Used mostly for livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Native grasses include little bluestem, feathery bluestem, Nash and hooded windmillgrass, and Texas and plains bristlegrass. Woody species consist of live oak, post oak, mesquite, huisache, spiny hackberry, and pricklypear. Coastal bermudagrass is the dominant improved pasture grass. (Ecological site name: Tight Sandy Loam 25-35" Pz; Ecological site number: R083AY412TX)
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Northern Rio Grande Plain (MLRA 83A in LRR I) of south-central Texas; minor extent
REMARKS: These soils were formerly included with the Papalote series. The Papalote series has an ochric epipedon. The redoximorphic features are considered relict and do not reflect present day moisture conditions.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/ANDER.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#ander