LOCATION FOXWORTH FL+AL GA SC
Established Series
Rev. GRB
02/2014
FOXWORTH SERIES
The Foxworth series consists of very deep, moderately well to somewhat excessively drained, rapid to very rapid permeable soils on broad uplands and side slopes. They formed in sandy marine or eolian sediments in the Southern Coastal Plain (MLRA 133A), The Eastern Gulf Coast Flatwoods (MLRA 152A), The Atlantic Coast Flatwoods (153A) and the Tidewater Area (153B). Near the type location, the mean annual temperature is about 68 degrees F., and the mean annual precipitation is about 56 inches. Slopes range from 0 to 25 percent.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Thermic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments
TYPICAL PEDON: Foxworth sand, on a smooth, concave 1 percent slope in forest. (Colors are for moist soil.)
A1--0 to 4 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; single grained; loose; many fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
A2--4 to 10 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) sand; single grained; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the A horizons ranges from 3 to 15 inches.)
C1--10 to 40 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grained; loose; common fine roots; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (6 to 40 inches thick)
C2--40 to 52 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand; single grained; loose; common uncoated sand grains; few fine roots; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulations; common fine faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) areas of iron depletions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (8 to 30 inches thick)
C3--52 to 58 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; single grained; loose; few fine roots; common to many uncoated sand grains; many fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), and many fine faint very pale brown (10YR 7/3) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (5 to 20 inches thick)
C4--58 to 64 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand; single grained; loose; few fine roots; many uncoated sand grains; many fine faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), many fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; many fine faint light gray (10YR 7/2) areas of iron depletions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 15 inches thick)
Cg--64 to 80 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; single grained; loose; many uncoated sand grains; few small quartz pebbles; common fine faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Jackson County, Florida; approximately 8.0 miles east of Compass Lake, about 0.25 mile east of Jack Creek Bridge on graded road, and about 150 feet south of road, NW1/4, NW1/4, Sec. 17, T. 2 N., R. 10 W.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Thickness of sand exceeds 80 inches. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid throughout.
The A or Ap horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 4. Texture is sand, fine sand, or coarse sand.
The upper part of the C horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, chroma of 3 to 8. Splotches or pockets of uncoated sand grains range from few to many but are not indicative of wetness. Texture is sand, fine sand, or coarse sand.
The lower part of the C horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 to 8, chroma of 3 to 6. Redoximorphic features in shades of brown, yellow, gray, and red range from few to many. Depth to redoximorphic features is commonly 45 to 60 inches but ranges from 40 to 72 inches. Few to many uncoated sand grains are in these horizons. Texture is sand, fine sand, or coarse sand.
The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, chroma of 1 to 2. Masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown, red, and yellow range from few to many. Few to many uncoated sand grains are in these horizons. Texture is sand, fine sand, or coarse sand.
COMPETING SERIES: These include the
Alaga,
Bigbee,
Cainhoy,
Darden,
Glentosh,
Lakeland, McNeely,
Tonkawa,
Turkey, and
Wando series in the same family. Alaga and Darden soils have more than 10 percent silt plus clay in the 10- to 40-inch control section. Bigbee soils have a water table at 20 to 40 inches for short periods of time and are subject to flooding. Cainhoy soils are better drained and have Bh horizons below depths of 80 inches. Glentosh and Tonkawa soils are dry in the moisture control section for longer periods of time. Lakeland and McNeely soils do not have a seasonal water table within a depth of 80 inches. In addition, McNeely soils have Bw horizons and less than 5 percent clay in the control section. Wando soils have loamy fine sand or fine sand to a depth of 40 to 60 inches and commonly contain more silt plus clay.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Foxworth soils are on broad uplands and side slopes leading to drainageways. They formed in sandy marine or eolian sediments. The climate is warm and humid. Slopes range from 0 to 8 percent. The average annual temperature ranges from 66 to 70 degrees F., and the average annual precipitation ranges from 54 to 48 inches.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These include the competing
Lakeland series and the
Alapaha,
Blanton,
Bonifay,
Fuquay,
Leefield and
Troup series. Alapaha, Fuquay, and Leefield soils have sandy surface and subsurface horizons 20 to 40 inches thick. In addition, Alapaha soils are poorly drained, Fuquay soils are well drained and Leefield soils are somewhat poorly drained. Blanton, Bonifay and Troup soils have sandy surface and subsurface horizons 40 to 80 inches thick. In addition, Bonifay soils are well drained and Troup soils are somewhat excessively drained. Alapaha, Bonifay, Fuquay and Leefield soils have 5 percent or more plinthite in the argillic horizon within depths of 60 inches.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Moderately well drained in Florida and moderately well to somewhat excessively drained in other states. Permeability is rapid or very rapid.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are in woodland or planted slash pine. Some areas have been cleared and planted to crops or improved pasture grasses. The natural vegetation consists of slash pine, longleaf pine, live oak, post oak, bluejack oak, laurel oak, red oak, water oak, huckleberry, dogwood, and pineland threeawn.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Northern Florida and Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. The series is of large extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Auburn, Alabama.
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Jackson County, Florida; 1977.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon:
Ochric horizon - The zone from 0 to 10 inches (A1 and A2 horizons).
Coated feature - The fine-earth fraction contains 5 to 10 percent by weight silt plus clay.
A water table fluctuates between depths of 48 to 72 inches below the soil surface for 1 to 3 months during most years and 30 to 48 inches for less than 30 cumulative days in some years.
Foxworth soils are in MLRA 133A, 152A, 153A and 153B.
ADDITIONAL DATA: Laboratory data is available on the National Soil Survey website at: http://ncsslabdatamart.sc.egov.usda.gov/querypage.aspx
Laboratory data was provided by The University of Florida, Department of Soil and Water Science, Gainesville, FL.
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.