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Vertosol AU

Soil profile: A Endohypersodic, Epipedal, Black Vertosol. Original notes and photos provided by the State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) with revision.

 

Landscape: A level plain (0-1% slope) within the Bass River Plain (back swamp). Original vegetation included Melaleuca sp. These soils formed in Quaternary swamp deposits.

 

For more information about these soils, visit;

vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/portregn.nsf/pages/ppw...

 

In soil taxonomy, these soils are Vertisols. For more information about Soil Taxonomy, visit;

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Uploaded on October 29, 2021