LOCATION ZUBER FL

Established Series
Rev. BPT:GWH
11/2018

ZUBER SERIES

The Zuber series consists of deep, well drained, moderately slowly permeable soils that formed in loamy and clayey marine sediments. These soils are on nearly level to strongly sloping uplands and hillslopes of Central Florida. Slopes range from 1 to 12 percent.

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Paleudalfs

TYPICAL PEDON: Zuber loamy sand - improved pasture. (Colors are for moist soil.)

Ap--0 to 7 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; moderate medium granular structure; friable; common fine and medium roots; medium acid; clear smooth boundary. (6 to 10 inches thick)

AB--7 to 15 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; moderate medium granular structure; friable; few fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (4 to 10 inches thick)

Btl--15 to 20 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few discontinuous clay films on faces of peds and pores; few fine phosphatic pebbles and iron nodules; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

Bt2--20 to 54 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy clay; moderate, medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine and medium roots; common discontinuous clay films on faces of peds; few fine phosphate pebbles and iron nodules; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

Bt3--54 to 70 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay; few fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common discontinuous clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume of l mm to 5 mm ironstone fragments, phosphate pebbles, and iron nodules; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (The Bt horizon extends to a depth of more than 60 inches.)

BC--70 to 77 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; common medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1) and few medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; few patchy clay films on faces of peds; 4 percent by volume of 2 mm to 5 mm limestone fragments, phosphatic pebbles, and iron nodules; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.

TYPE LOCATION: Marion County, Florida about 0.5 mile west of State Road 475A and 2.5 miles south of State Road 200, SW1/4SE1/4, sec. 2, T. 16 S., R. 21 E.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Solum thickness is 60 to more than 72 inches. The soil contains 0 to 8 percent by volume of 2 mm to 5 cm limestone fragments, ironstone nodules, and iron nodules. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to slightly acid.

The A horizon has hue of lOYR or 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. The AB horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 8. The A and AB horizons are sand, fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand.

The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8. The lower part of the Bt horizon has few to common mottles in shades of gray, yellow, or red. Texture of the Bt horizon is sandy clay or clay. The upper part of the Bt horizon may be sandy loam or sandy clay loam; however, the control section has 35 to 50 percent clay.

The BC horizon has the same matrix colors as the Bt horizon with common to many mottles in shades of red, gray or yellow; or it is mottled in shades of brown, red, gray, or yellow. Texture of the BC horizon is sandy clay loam, sandy clay or clay.

COMPETING SERIES: There are no other known series in the same family. Competing series in similar families include the Aripeka, Bulow, Bushnell, Hague, Micanopy, and Williston series. Aripeka, Bulow, Bushnell, and Williston soils have limestone bedrock within 60 inches of the surface. Hague soils are arenic and Micanopy soils are somewhat poorly drained.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Zuber soils are on uplands and hillslopes of central Florida. Slopes range from 1 to 12 percent. The soil formed in clayey and loamy marine sediments. Near the type location the mean annual temperature is 72 degrees F., mean annual precipitation is 59 inches.

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the competing Hague and Micanopy series and the Flemington, Kanapaha, Kendrick, Lochloosa, and Sparr series. Hague and Kendrick soils are on similar landscapes. These soils are well as the Lochloosa and Sparr soils, on slightly lower landscape positions, have sandy epipedons more than 20 inches thick. Flemington and Kanapaha soils are on significantly lower landscapes and are more poorly drained.

DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained; moderately slow permeability. Runoff ranges from slow to moderate. Runoff is dependent upon slope, vegetation, wetness and condition of the soil.

USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are cleared and used for pasture, corn, peanuts, tomatoes, citrus, and watermelons. Native vegetation consists of water, laurel, and live oaks, hickory, sweetgum, dogwood, redbud, and longleaf, slash, and loblolly pine. Understory vegetation includes bluestems, panicums, and vines.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Central Peninsular Florida. The series is of moderate extent.

MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Auburn, Alabama

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Alachua County, Florida, 1959.

REMARKS: Diagnostic horizon and features recognized in this pedon are:

Ochric epipedon - the zone from 0 to 15 inches.

Argillic horizon - the zone from 15 to 70 inches.

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.