Ramita soil series
The Ramita series consists of very deep, poorly drained, moderately slow permeable soils. These soils formed in sandy eolian deposits over loamy quaternary alluvium on the Sandsheet Prairie of the South Texas Coastal Plain. These nearly level to gently sloping soils. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent. Mean annual air temperature is about 22 degrees C (72 degrees F) and mean annual precipitation is about 660 mm (26 in).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Typic Natraqualfs
Soil Moisture: An aquic soil moisture regime bordering on udic. The soil moisture control section is dry in some or all parts for less than 120 cumulative days in normal years. November through April are the driest months, with a second low in July, while September is the wettest. Although rainfall amounts are that of an ustic moisture regime, the effective precipitation is higher because the soil is in a water receiving position. A water table is present in most pedons at depths of 30 to 91 cm (12 to 36 in) in most years from November through April. This is due to reduced evapotranspiration levels and the lateral flow of water through the soil after the heaviest rainfall month of September.
Depth to natric horizon: 10 to 46 cm (4 to 18 in)
Depth to secondary calcium carbonate: 76 to 203 cm (30 to more than 80 in)
Depth to redox concentrations: 10 to 46 cm (4 to 18 in)
Depth to redox depletions or reduced matrix: 10 to 89 cm (4 to 35 in)
Depth to episaturation: 31 to 91 cm (12 to 36 in), in most years, from November to April.
USE AND VEGETATION: Used for livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Vegetation consists of gulf cordgrass, seashore saltgrass, bushy sea-oxeye, purple lovegrass, seacoast bluestem, sacaton, and annuals. The ecological site is Salty Prairie, PE 31 to 44 (R083EY710TX)
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Sandsheet Prairie (MLRA 83E in LRR I) in southern Texas. The series is of moderate extent.These soils were formerly included in the Sauz series. The Ramita series are separated based on the higher clay content of the argillic horizons.
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Ramita soil series
The Ramita series consists of very deep, poorly drained, moderately slow permeable soils. These soils formed in sandy eolian deposits over loamy quaternary alluvium on the Sandsheet Prairie of the South Texas Coastal Plain. These nearly level to gently sloping soils. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent. Mean annual air temperature is about 22 degrees C (72 degrees F) and mean annual precipitation is about 660 mm (26 in).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, hyperthermic Typic Natraqualfs
Soil Moisture: An aquic soil moisture regime bordering on udic. The soil moisture control section is dry in some or all parts for less than 120 cumulative days in normal years. November through April are the driest months, with a second low in July, while September is the wettest. Although rainfall amounts are that of an ustic moisture regime, the effective precipitation is higher because the soil is in a water receiving position. A water table is present in most pedons at depths of 30 to 91 cm (12 to 36 in) in most years from November through April. This is due to reduced evapotranspiration levels and the lateral flow of water through the soil after the heaviest rainfall month of September.
Depth to natric horizon: 10 to 46 cm (4 to 18 in)
Depth to secondary calcium carbonate: 76 to 203 cm (30 to more than 80 in)
Depth to redox concentrations: 10 to 46 cm (4 to 18 in)
Depth to redox depletions or reduced matrix: 10 to 89 cm (4 to 35 in)
Depth to episaturation: 31 to 91 cm (12 to 36 in), in most years, from November to April.
USE AND VEGETATION: Used for livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Vegetation consists of gulf cordgrass, seashore saltgrass, bushy sea-oxeye, purple lovegrass, seacoast bluestem, sacaton, and annuals. The ecological site is Salty Prairie, PE 31 to 44 (R083EY710TX)
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Sandsheet Prairie (MLRA 83E in LRR I) in southern Texas. The series is of moderate extent.These soils were formerly included in the Sauz series. The Ramita series are separated based on the higher clay content of the argillic horizons.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/R/RAMITA.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit: