Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the VERSHIRE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of VERSHIRE, 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 VERSHIRE 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
14384P079484VT023010Vershire6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.1916656,-72.6266632
14385P0877S1985VT027015Vershire6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.7038879,-72.6536102
144B85P097585VT027024Vershire4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.6244431,-72.5538864
144B87P058187VT027001Vershire7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.5280571,-72.5041656
144B87P058387VT027003Vershire7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.6147232,-72.5919418
144B89P036088VT005816Vershire6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.2866669,-72.1750031
144B40A1215S1974VT017007VERSHIRE4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9880562,-72.6130524
144B40A1216S1974VT017008VERSHIRE4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.960556,-72.632225
144B40A1213S1974VT017009Vershire5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9416656,-72.4980545
144B40A1217S1974VT017017VERSHIRE3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.8752785,-72.4800034
144B85P0978S1985VT027027Vershire6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.7597237,-72.2825012
144B96P0016S1995VT019004Vershire6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.9847221,-72.0947189
144B96P0017S1995VT019005Vershire6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.9855537,-72.0977783
n/a40A1308S1977VT025001Vershire4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the VERSHIRE 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 VERSHIRE 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 VERSHIRE 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 VERSHIRE 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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Competing Series

Soil series competing with VERSHIRE 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 VERSHIRE 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 VERSHIRE 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 .

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

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

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with VERSHIRE, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing VERSHIRE 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
Vershire-Lombard complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony214D364142828639hbmvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky14C183602828289h9hvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, rocky14D182302828299h9jvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Glover complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky56D130232829329hdvvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony214C121922828629hblvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Glover complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky56E108332829339hdwvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very stony214E69562828649hbnvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky14B39952828279h9gvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Glover complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky56C36502829319hdtvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes, rocky14E22042828309h9kvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony214B8952828619hbkvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Glover complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky56B2652829309hdsvt00520061:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony214D41014012071j127vt00920121:
Vershire-Lombard complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony214C40514012061j126vt00920121:
Vershire-Lombard complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony214B14714012051j125vt00920121:
Vershire-Glover complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky56D12714010991j0yrvt00920121:
Vershire-Glover complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky56C9514010981j0yqvt00920121:
Vershire-Lombard complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky14C8214010231j0w9vt00920121:
Vershire-Lombard complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky14B2314010221j0w8vt00920121:
Vershire-Glover complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky56E2114011001j0ysvt00920121:
Vershire-Lombard complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, rocky14D2014010241j0wbvt00920121:
Vershire-Glover-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopesVgD248092794379cs3vt01719751:20000
Vershire-Glover complex, 25 to 50 percent slopesVhE61882794389cs4vt01719751:20000
Vershire-Glover rocky loams, 8 to 15 percent slopesVeC50872794359cs1vt01719751:20000
Vershire-Glover rocky loams, 3 to 8 percent slopesVeB29422794349cs0vt01719751:20000
Vershire-Glover rocky loams, 15 to 25 percent slopesVeD17022794369cs2vt01719751:20000
Vershire-Glover complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky94D170162835519j1tvt01920051:20000
Vershire-Glover complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky94C112582835509j1svt01920051:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky3C108182834749hzbvt01920051:20000
Vershire-Glover complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky94E75992835529j1vvt01920051:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony6C55422835179j0qvt01920051:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky3B48742834739hz9vt01920051:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony6D35552835189j0rvt01920051:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, rocky3D17422834759hzcvt01920051:20000
Vershire-Lombard complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony6B11262835169j0pvt01920051:20000
Glover-Vershire complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky67D204182827299h69vt02319961:20000
Vershire-Dummerston complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky66C151982827249h64vt02319961:20000
Vershire-Dummerston complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, rocky66D132152827259h65vt02319961:20000
Glover-Vershire complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky67E73132827309h6bvt02319961:20000
Glover-Vershire complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky67C70612827289h68vt02319961:20000
Vershire-Dummerston complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, rocky66E23052827269h66vt02319961:20000
Vershire-Dummerston complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky66B16042827239h63vt02319961:20000
Glover-Vershire complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky20D397672831539hmzvt02720001:20000
Vershire-Dummerston complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, rocky19D334092831459hmqvt02720001:20000
Glover-Vershire complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky20E252232831549hn0vt02720001:20000
Glover-Vershire complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky20C191042831529hmyvt02720001:20000
Vershire-Dummerston complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky19C150102831449hmpvt02720001:20000
Vershire-Dummerston complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, rocky19E144442831469hmrvt02720001:20000
Vershire-Buckland complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes49C16762832199hq3vt02720001:20000
Vershire-Buckland complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes49D13422832209hq4vt02720001:20000
Vershire-Dummerston complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky19B9492831439hmnvt02720001:20000
Vershire-Buckland complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes49B1592832189hq2vt02720001:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the VERSHIRE 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 .