Reference soil South Africa 03: Umbrisol
ZA003
Umbrisols occur mainly in regions where precipitation exceeds considerably the evapotranspiration. They are dominantly associated with acid parent materials.
Characteristics
Soils having an umbric horizon (deep, brownish or blackish surface horizon with a significant accumulation of organic matter and low base saturation). They have no diagnostic horizons other than an anthropedogenic horizon less than 50 cm thick, or an albic or cambic horizon.
Distribution of Umbrisols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)
Reference soil ZA003: Umbrisols
LAND USE AND VEGETATION: Forest was planted 20 years ago. Human influence: superficial soil management. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON PROFILE DESCRIPTION: R - Pinkish grey mudstone, continuous.