El Cacique soil series
The El Cacique series consists of shallow, well drained, moderately slowly permeable soils on summits and side slopes of the serpentinite hills and mountains of the Humid Mountains and Valleys MLRA. They formed in material that weathered from serpentinite bedrock. Near the type location, the mean annual temperature is about 81 degrees F., and the mean annual precipitation is about 80 inches. Slopes range from 5 to 90 percent.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Clayey, magnesic, isohyperthermic, shallow Typic Argiudolls
Depth to highly fractured serpentinite bedrock ranges from 6 to 13 inches. Depth to consolidated serpentinite bedrock ranges from 12 to 20 inches. Reaction is neutral throughout. Rock fragments include pebbles and cobbles composed of serpentinite. The combined total of rock and pararock fragments in the control section is less than 35 percent, by volume.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of El Cacique soils are used for forestland, grazing, or wildlife habitat. The vegetation consists of Maricao doncella, Cupey delmonte, and Algarrobo trees, Cariaquillo, Leucaena, Arbol de navidad del pobre, and Carrasco shrubs, along with lamina and guinea grasses.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Summits and side slopes of the humid serpentinite hills and mountains of southern Puerto Rico. This series is not extensive. These soils were formerly included in the Maresua series.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/E/EL_CACIQUE.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#el%20cacique
El Cacique soil series
The El Cacique series consists of shallow, well drained, moderately slowly permeable soils on summits and side slopes of the serpentinite hills and mountains of the Humid Mountains and Valleys MLRA. They formed in material that weathered from serpentinite bedrock. Near the type location, the mean annual temperature is about 81 degrees F., and the mean annual precipitation is about 80 inches. Slopes range from 5 to 90 percent.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Clayey, magnesic, isohyperthermic, shallow Typic Argiudolls
Depth to highly fractured serpentinite bedrock ranges from 6 to 13 inches. Depth to consolidated serpentinite bedrock ranges from 12 to 20 inches. Reaction is neutral throughout. Rock fragments include pebbles and cobbles composed of serpentinite. The combined total of rock and pararock fragments in the control section is less than 35 percent, by volume.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of El Cacique soils are used for forestland, grazing, or wildlife habitat. The vegetation consists of Maricao doncella, Cupey delmonte, and Algarrobo trees, Cariaquillo, Leucaena, Arbol de navidad del pobre, and Carrasco shrubs, along with lamina and guinea grasses.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Summits and side slopes of the humid serpentinite hills and mountains of southern Puerto Rico. This series is not extensive. These soils were formerly included in the Maresua series.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/E/EL_CACIQUE.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#el%20cacique