LOCATION LOSTMANS FL
Established Series
Rev. CAP-MVF-AMS
11/2023
LOSTMANS SERIES
MLRA(s): 156A
Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible: Auburn, Alabama
Depth Class: Shallow
Drainage Class: Very poorly drained
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: High
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible to very low
Parent Material: Calcareous loamy marine sediments over limestone
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Elevation: 0 to 20 feet above mean sea level.
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 25 degrees C (77 degrees F.)
Mean Annual Precipitation: 1397 millimeters (55 inches)
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, isohyperthermic Lithic Endoaquepts
TYPICAL PEDON: Lostmans fine sandy loam in a grassy low broad flat. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Ak--0 to 8 centimeters (0 to 3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; weak fine granular structure; very friable, soft; nonsticky, nonplastic; many fine roots throughout; finely disseminated calcium carbonate; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); clear smooth boundary. [5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) thick]
Bk1--8 to 20 centimeters (3 to 8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sandy loam; common fine distinct spherical yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; weak fine angular blocky structure; very friable, soft; nonsticky, nonplastic; common fine roots throughout; finely disseminated calcium carbonate; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); clear wavy boundary.
Bk2--20 to 30 centimeters (8 to 12 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; common fine distinct spherical yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very friable, soft; nonsticky, nonplastic; finely disseminated calcium carbonate, common fine distinct spherical masses of calcium white (10YR 8/1) throughout; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); abrupt wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the Bk horizon 5 to 41 centimeters (4 to 16 inches)]
2R--30 centimeters (12 inches); strongly cemented to indurated limestone bedrock; solution holes up to 102 centimeters (40 inches) or deeper can be filled with sandy and/or loamy material.
TYPE LOCATION: Collier County, Florida; about 1.25 miles north of I75 and about 0.85 miles east of the L28 Canal; about 1320 feet west and 1285 feet north of the southeast corner of sec. 25, T. 49 S. R. 34 E.; Latitude 26 degrees, 11 minutes, 26.4 seconds N, Longitude 80 degrees, 53 minutes, 0.1 seconds W; WGS84; USGS California Slough, FL quadrangle.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum thickness range: 25 to 50 centimeters (10 to 20 inches)
Aquic conditions: 0 to 15 centimeters (0 to 6 inches)
Depth to lithic contact: 25 to 50 centimeters (10 to 20 inches) solution holes in the limestone are common and can extend to 102 centimeters (40 inches) or more in some areas with solution holes, soil material ranges from sandy to loamy.
Depth to redoximorphic features: 0 to 15 centimeters (0 to 6 inches)
Depth to endosaturation: 0 to 25 centimeters (0 to 10 inches)
Reaction: Slightly alkaline to moderately alkaline (pH 7.3 to 8.4) throughout
Calcium carbonates: finely disseminated or as soft masses
Rock fragments: 0 to 35 percent, dominantly at the lithic contact as a thin transitional layer
EC (mmhos/cm): 0 to 2
Exchangeable Sodiuum: 0 to 4 percent
Sodium Absorption Ratio: 0 to 4 percent
Particle sized control section (weighted averages):
Clay content: 0 to 5 percent
Fine sand content: 35 to 65 percent
Silt content: 0 to 15 percent
Rock fragments: 0 to 14 percent
A or Ak horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 3 to 6
Chroma: 1 to 3
Texture: Fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, or sand
Clay content: 0 to 7 percent
Bk horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 4 to 7
Chroma: 1 to 3
Texture: Fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand
Clay content: 0 to 7 percent
Some pedons exhibit gravelly horizons above the bedrock or in solution holes.
2R horizon: strongly cemented to indurated limestone bedrock; solution holes up to 102 centimeters (40 inches) or deeper can be filled with sandy and/or loamy material.
COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material: Loamy marine sediments over a limestone.
Landscape: Lower Coastal Plains.
Landform: Low broad flats, flatwoods, and drainageways.
Mean annual temperature: 22 to 25 degrees C (70 to 77 degrees F)
Mean annual precipitation: 1143 to 1524 millimeters (45 to 60 inches)
Frost-free period: 360 to 365 days.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Boca soils have argillic horizons, have bedrock at depths greater than 51 centimeters (20 inches), and occur on similar or slightly higher landform positions.
Chobee limestone substratum soils have argillic horizons, have bedrock at depths greater than 51 centimeters (20 inches), and occur on lower landform positions.
Copeland soils have mollic epipedons and argillic horizons, have bedrock at depths greater than 51 centimeters (20 inches), and occur on slightly lower landform positions.
Hallandale soils are sandy throughout, lack calcium carbonates, and occur on similar landform positions.
Rattlesnake Ridge soils have mollic epipedons, lack calcium carbonates, and occur in slightly higher landform positions.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage class: Very poorly drained.
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (KSAT): high
Permeability: moderately rapid
Surface Runoff: negligible to very low
Depth to seasonal high water table: 0 to 15 centimeters (0 to 6 inches) of the surface.
Surface Water: can range from 15 to 122 centimeters (6 to 48 inches) during the raining season (June to November). During the months of December and January surface water can range from 15 to 91 centimeters (6 to 36 inches). During the dry season February to May surface water ranges from 15 to 76 centimeters (6 to 30 inches).
Hydric Indicators: A6 Organic Bodies, S5 Sandy Redox, and S6 Stripped Matrix
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major uses: water quality, wildlife habitat, rangeland, and recreation.
Dominant vegetation: These include but are not limited to scattered Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa), cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto), sparse dwarf cypress (Taxodium), wax myrtle (Morella cerifera), sparse saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), threeawn (Aristida), cordgrass (Spartina), and other diverse temperate and subtropical species.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Everglades and Associated Areas (MLRA 156A)
Extent: limited
SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Auburn, Alabama.
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Collier County, Florida; 2023.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon are:
1. Ochric epipedon - 0 to 8 centimeters (0 to 3 inches) (Ak horizon)
2. Lithic contact - 30 to 56 centimeters (12 to 20 inches) (2R horizon)
3. Aquic conditions - 0 to 15 centimeters (0 to 6 inches)
4. Endosaturation - 0 to 51 centimeters (0 to 20 inches)
The mineralogy of this soil is mixed due to 20 percent calcium carbonate equivalent. However, the sand mineralogy is siliceous. The carbonates are due to recharge from a fluctuating ground water table. These carbonates do not qualify for a Calcic horizon.
Soil classified according to the 12th Edition of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy.
This soil was formerly recognized as Ochopee soils in the hyperthermic temperature regime.
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Laboratory data is available on the National Soil Survey website at: http://ncsslabdatamart.sc.egov.usda.gov/querypage.aspx
OSD User Site ID: 2020FL622002
OSD Pedon Site ID: 2020FL622002
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.