Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the PLUMMER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of PLUMMER, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to PLUMMER were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot . Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
133AS40_0181984-FL079-S40_018Plummer3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.4017258,-83.4401703
133AS33_034YYYY-FL065-S33_034Plummer3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.5731564,-83.932106
138S12_0061978-FL023-S12_006Plummer3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.1521854,-82.6175308
152AS03_0121980-FL005-S03_012Plummer3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.2426052,-85.5363312
153AS63_0051985-FL125-S63_005Plummer3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties29.9707165,-82.4588089
153AS45_0311986-FL089-S45_031Plummer3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.6951771,-82.0397797
153AS24_0121989-FL047-S24_012Plummern/aPrimary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.6000004,-83.024437
155S01_1011980-FL001-S01_101Plummer3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties29.6239777,-82.1129761

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the PLUMMER soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the PLUMMER series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the PLUMMER series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the PLUMMER series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with PLUMMER share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the PLUMMER series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the PLUMMER series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

There are insufficient data to create the 2D hillslope position figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D hills figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with PLUMMER, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database .

Block Diagrams

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  1. FL-2011-05-31-01 | Bradford County - 1991

    Pattern of soils on a gently rolling landscape near major drainageways (Soil Survey of Bradford County, Florida; 1991).

  2. FL-2011-05-31-02 | Bradford County - 1991

    Pattern of soils in a flatwoods landscape that includes slightly elevated areas, depressions, and flood plains (Soil Survey of Bradford County, Florida; 1991).

  3. FL-2012-04-25-01 | Gadsden County - January 1961

    Main geologic formations and other topographic features in a segment of Gadsden County, and the positions of soils in some soil series (Soil Survey of Gadsden County, Florida; January 1961).

  4. FL-2012-04-25-03 | Gadsden County - January 1961

    Geologic formations and some principal soils in relative positions (Soil Survey of Gadsden County, Florida; January 1961).

  5. FL-2012-04-26-09 | Seminole County - June 1966

    Cross section of Seminole County showing the relationship between the geologic strata and artesian and nonartesian water, and the relative position of some of the sandy soils to the ground water table (Soil Survey of Seminole County, Florida; June 1966).

  6. FL-2012-04-26-17 | Union County - October 1991

    Pattern of soils on a flatwoods landscape that includes slightly elevated areas, depressions, and flood plains (Soil Survey of Union County, Florida; October 1991).

  7. FL-2012-04-26-27 | Washington County - May 1965

    Geologic formations of Washington County and the position of most soil series (Soil Survey of Washington County, Florida; May 1965).

  8. MD-2012-02-03-32 | Wicomico County - January 1970

    Cross section showing typical soil pattern in the Evesboro-Klej association (Soil Survey of Wicomico County, Maryland; January 1970).

  9. MD-2012-02-03-36 | Worcester County - May 1973

    Cross section showing typical soil pattern in the Lakeland-Klej-Plummer association (Soil Survey of Worcester County, Maryland; May 1973).

  10. MS-2012-04-26-01 | Harrison County - June 1975

    Distribution and pattern of major soils in Eustis-Latonia-Lakeland association (Soil Survey of Harrison County, Mississippi; June 1975).

  11. MS-2012-04-26-02 | Harrison County - June 1975

    Distribution and pattern of major soils in Smithton-Plummer association (Soil Survey of Harrison County, Mississippi; June 1975).

  12. SC-2012-03-14-04 | Bamberg County - January 1966

    Soil series in soil association 4 and their relation to the landscape and underlying material (Soil Survey of Bamberg County, SC; 1966).

  13. SC-2012-03-14-05 | Bamberg County - January 1966

    Soil series in soil association 5 and their relation to the landscape and underlying material (Soil Survey of Bamberg County, SC; 1966).

Map Units

Map units containing PLUMMER as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name Symbol Map Unit Area (ac) Map Unit Key National Map Unit Symbol Soil Survey Area Publication Date Map Scale
Plummer loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopesPmB35533328189c0hral00319611:20000
Plummer loamy sand, 5 to 12 percent slopesPmC1805328190c0hsal00319611:20000
Rains and Plummer soils, levelRaA1055329013c1cbal04519581:20000
Rains and Plummer soils, 5 to 20 percent slopesRaD351329014c1ccal04519581:20000
Plummer loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes (albany)PlB8881329352c1q8al05319691:20000
Plummer loamy sand, 5 to 12 percent slopesPlC7947329353c1q9al05319691:20000
Plummer loamy sandPm4070329636c20fal06119731:20000
Plummer sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesPmA3794608042ndq8al06920021:24000
Plummer fine sand515709320746brrnfl00119821:15840
Pelham, Plummer, and Mascotte soils, occasionally flooded823200320788brt0fl00119821:15840
Plummer fine sand39444014448971khjlfl00319911:20000
Plummer sand3217337320821brv2fl00519821:20000
Plummer-Plummer wet, sands612483631618p67sfl00719881:15840
Plummer sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes51955914810361lq4cfl01319971:20000
Plummer fine sand1724851328074g63fl01919861:24000
Plummer fine sand, depressional4611801328344g6zfl01919861:24000
Plummer, depressional-Pamlico, loamy substratum complex5528470797478vrv3fl02319811:24000
Plummer fine sand519880797474vrtzfl02319811:24000
Plummer fine sand, occasionally flooded539860797476vrv1fl02319811:24000
Plummer muck, depressional549440797477vrv2fl02319811:24000
Plummer fine sand, depressional522900797475vrv0fl02319811:24000
Plummer fine sand282717614770801ll0rfl03719901:20000
Plummer sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes51449013815911hcngfl03920061:12000
Plummer-Leon-Sapelo complex10686914721291ldw1fl03920061:12000
Hosford and Plummer mucky sands, 2 to 12 percent slopes9077713816291hcppfl03920061:12000
Rutlege and Plummer soils, depressional9846514083221j8grfl03920061:12000
Plummer fine sand283761814727491lfj1fl04519971:24000
Plummer and Surrency soils, depressional2125450114881717kfmfl04719951:24000
Plummer sand3413070114883117kg2fl04719951:24000
Mascotte and Plummer soils, occasionally flooded268770114882217kfsfl04719951:24000
Plummer fine sand267401017259134jtfl05919711:12000
Plummer sand, depressional52520014249581jtsdfl06319771:20000
Plummer sand51425014249571jtscfl06319771:20000
Plummer fine sand2220851700485rhx9fl06519841:20000
Plummer fine sand, frequently flooded456060700504rhxxfl06519841:20000
Surrency, Plummer, and Clara soils, depressional185300886573yrk4fl06719931:24000
Plummer fine sand20360886575yrk6fl06719931:24000
Plummer fine sand412042514544511ktgsfl07319891:20000
Plummer mucky fine sand, depressional42147014544521ktgtfl07319891:20000
Rutlege and Plummer soils, frequently ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes12672103226982ttm2fl07720041:24000
Plummer, Sapelo and Pottsburg sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes83614703227682xnr9fl07720041:24000
Plummer and Pelham soils3211375322720bttbfl07720041:24000
Plummer sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes555900322745btv4fl07720041:24000
Plummer and Surrency soils, depressional484176013803181hbbdfl07919881:15840
Plummer sand232822013803101hbb4fl07919881:15840
Surrency, Plummer, and Cantey soils, frequently flooded77731013803431hbc6fl07919881:15840
Sapelo-Mascotte-Plummer complex494750102336313bwqfl12120031:24000
Surrency, Plummer, and Cantey soils, frequently flooded74965102338813bxjfl12120031:24000
Plummer fine sand, depressional52689102336613bwtfl12120031:24000
Plummer fine sand51656102336513bwsfl12120031:24000
Mascotte and Plummer soils, occasionally flooded68479102338213bxbfl12120031:24000
Plummer muck, depressional54167102336813bwwfl12120031:24000
Plummer-Plummer, wet, fine sands, 0 to 2 percent slopes27579014252212tsydfl12319981:24000
Plummer-Plummer wet, sands62080014146111jh0mfl12519891:15840
Plummer-Plummer, wet, fine sands, 0 to 2 percent slopes32637013990592tsydfl12919881:24000
Clara and Plummer soils, occasionally ponded87654023984842lhtgfl13320091:12000
Plummer sandPeA8540324552bwqfga03119651:20000
Plummer sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesPeA955324822bx04ga16519661:20000
Plummer sandsPeA192012464645pvga19119601:20000
Plummer sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesPeA4550324989bx5jga28319621:20000
Plummer sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesPeB1380324990bx5kga28319621:20000
Plummer soilsPeA64365125101465jga30519621:20000
Plummer sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesPeA32800325213bxdrga60819651:20000
Plummer loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesPlA53326422262rs32ms04120121:24000
Plummer loamy sandPe2630332402c4wnms04519791:20000
Plummer loamy sandPm10106332440c4xwms04719711:20000
Osier loamy sand, loamy substratum (Plummer)Os40431143393tzcnc14719691:15840
Plummer and Osier soilsPm59821147853vfrnc15519721:20000
Plummer and Osier soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesPuA262614804991lpl1nc16520061:12000
Plummer sandy loam, very wet, 0 to 2 percent slopesPmmwA104714036821j3n2nj02119691:24000
Plummer sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesPmmA96314138541jg76nj02119691:24000
Plummer loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesPmA52451381014mpwsc00919971:24000
Plummer loamy sand5367831322894fndsc02919801:20000
Plummer loamy sandPm22001298234c2vsc03519851:20000
Plummer loamy fine sandPm24271301244cdksc04919901:20000
Plummer loamy sandPu3697115149717n72sc66519731:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PLUMMER soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry .