Lastor Family Soils
Coarse sitly, mixed, Typic Haplorthels
Description: Stratified very dark brown and dark yellowish brown
soils formed in loess and layers of decomposing grass with dwarf scrub
vegetation found on north facing shoulders of steep escarpments,
moderately deep permafrost.
Moderately acid soils.
Vegetation: Shrub birch
and ericaceous shrub dwarf scrubland with moss and lichen understory
Parent Material: Coarse silty loess with layers of grassy,
fibric organic matter and sandy volcanic ash
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Slope: Strongly sloping convex and north facing shoulders of
steep escarpments
Flooding: No flooding hazard
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