Major soil group: | 10 peat soils | With more than 40 cm of organic material in the upper 80 cm or with more than 30 cm of organic material over bedrock or very stony rock rubble. |
Soil Group: | 1 raw peat soils | In undrained organic material that has remained wet to within 20 cm of the surface. |
Soil Subgroup: | 1 raw oligo-fibrous peat soils | (mainly fibrous or semi-fibrous with pH less than 4.0 throughout) |
Soil Series: | sphagnum peat |
0871b HENSE | Ombric Fibric Histosols |
1011a LONGMOSS | Ombric Fibric Histosols |
1021 TURBARY MOOR | Ombric Fibric Histosols |
National Soil Inventory Sites: 5Representative Profiles: 3Auger Bores: 151 |
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