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Mollisol is a soil type which has deep, high organic matter, nutrient-enriched surface soil , typically between 60 and 80 cm (24-31 in) in depth. This fertile surface horizon, called a mollic epipedon, is the defining diagnostic feature of Mollisols.
The soils, mostly Vertisols and Mollisols, are deep, loamy and clayey, and tend to be finer-textured than in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (34e) to the north. Some Entisols and Inceptisols occur near the river. The floodplain ridges once had abundant palm trees, and early Spanish explorers called the river "Rio de las Palmas." Most large palm ...
California coastal prairie, also known as northern coastal grassland, is a grassland plant community of California and Oregon in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. This ecosystem is found along the Pacific Coast , from as far south as Los Angeles in Southern California to southern Oregon.
Indiangrass thrives in deep, moist, prairie soils, woodland edges and bottomland habitats. In addition to its value as livestock and wildlife forage, Native Americans utilized Indiangrass as ...
The tallgrass prairie, with moderate rainfall and rich soils, were ideally suited to agriculture so it became a productive grain-growing region. The tallgrass prairie ecosystem covered some 170 million acres (690,000 km 2 ) of North America.
This is a large area covering 407,000 square kilometres (157,000 sq mi) from northern Illinois through most of Missouri, eastern Kansas, Oklahoma and into Texas.This area was traditionally a mixture of woodland and tall grass prairie, which as the soil consists of highly fertile mollisols, most of the area has been converted to farmland.
Prior [10] divides Iowa into eight landforms based on glaciation, soils, topography, and river drainage: The Paleozoic plateau, also known as the Driftless Area , is a region of scenic, high relief landscapes includes such features as resistant, bluff-forming bedrock outcrops , deep V-shaped valleys, caves, springs, and sinkholes .
Mixed prairie are the lighter and more sandy soils, found on the heights. The dominant plants are the needle and thread grass , western wheatgrass , Junegrass , along with short grass plants. There is a wider mix of vegetation which becomes more noticeable in spring and early summer when broom snakeweed , fringed sage , plus various forbs ...