**North Carolina and South Carolina**

**Summary Table of Ecoregion Characteristics**

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<td><strong>45</strong></td>
<td colspan="13"><strong>PIEDMONT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>Level IV Ecoregion</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Physiography</strong></td>
<td><strong>Geology</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Soil</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Climate</strong></td>
<td><strong>Potential Natural Vegetation</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Land Use and</strong></p>
<p><strong>Land Cover</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Area</strong></p>
<p>(square miles)</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Elevation</strong></p>
<p><strong>/</strong></p>
<p><strong>Local Relief</strong></p>
<p>(feet)</p></td>
<td><strong>Surficial and bedrock</strong></td>
<td><strong>Order (Great Groups)</strong></td>
<td><strong>Common Soil Series</strong></td>
<td><strong>Temperature / Moisture Regimes</strong></td>
<td><strong>Precipitation</strong> Mean annual (inches)</td>
<td><strong>Frost Free</strong> Mean annual (days)</td>
<td><strong>Mean Temperature</strong> January min/max; July min/max
(F)</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>45a. Southern Inner Piedmont</strong></td>
<td>1320</td>
<td>Dissected irregular plains, some low to high hills, ridges, and
isolated monadnocks; low to moderate gradient streams with mostly
cobble, gravel, and sandy substrates.</td>
<td><p>730-1912</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>100-400</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary clayey, micaceous clay, quartz-rich, and
sandy clay saprolite; Precambrian, Cambrian, and Ordovician gneiss,
schist, granite, and amphibolite.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Kanhapludults, Hapludults); on floodplains Inceptisols
(Dystrudepts) and Entisols (Udifluvents, Fluvaquents)</td>
<td>Cecil, Pacolet, Madison, Rion, Grover, Cataula, Hiwassee; on
floodplains Chewacla, Cartecay, Toccoa, Enoree<em>.</em></td>
<td>Thermic / Udic</td>
<td>52-65</td>
<td>185-220</td>
<td><p>29/49</p>
<p>65/87</p></td>
<td>Mixed oak forest, oak-hickory-pine forest. Mostly white oak,
southern red oak, black oak, mockernut and pignut hickories, some
Virginia pine and shortleaf pine; on more mesic sites beech, northern
red oak, tulip poplar, red maple, some hemlock.</td>
<td>Deciduous forest, mixed forest, pasture, some cattle and hay
production, apple orchards.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>45b. Southern Outer Piedmont</strong></td>
<td>12708</td>
<td>Dissected irregular plains, some low rounded hills and ridges; low
to moderate gradient streams with mostly cobble, gravel, and sandy
substrates.</td>
<td><p>180-1510</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>100-300</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary clay, micaceous clay, sandy clay and sandy
saprolite, with rock outcrops and joint-block boulders; Precambrian to
Paleozoic schist, gneiss, granite, metavolcanic rock, amphibolite,
metagabbro, metadiorite, phyllite, and quartzite.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Kanhapludults, Hapludults, Kandiudults), Alfisols
(Hapludalfs); on floodplains Inceptisols (Dystrudepts) and Entisols
(Udifluvents, Fluvaquents)</td>
<td>Cecil, Appling, Madison, Pacolet; on more mafic rocks Wilkes,
Mecklenburg, Iredell, Enon, Davidson, Lloyd, Winnsboro; on floodplains
Chewacla, Toccoa, Enoree, Cartecay.</td>
<td>Thermic / Udic</td>
<td>44-56</td>
<td>190-230</td>
<td><p>29/50</p>
<p>67/89</p></td>
<td>Mixed oak forest, oak-hickory-pine forest. Mostly white oak,
southern red oak, black oak, mockernut and pignut hickories, some
Virginia pine and shortleaf pine; on more mesic sites beech, northern
red oak, tulip poplar, red maple.</td>
<td>Mixed forest, deciduous forest, pine plantations, pasture, urban;
hay, cattle, dairy, and poultry production; some barley, oats, and
wheat.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>45c. Carolina Slate Belt</strong></td>
<td>6454</td>
<td>Dissected irregular plains, some hills, linear ridges, and isolated
monadnocks; low to moderate gradient streams with mostly boulder and
cobble substrates.</td>
<td><p>165-1188</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>mostly 100-300, some areas to 500</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary silty to clayey saprolite; Precambrian to
Cambrian felsic to mafic metavolcanic rock, metamudstone,
meta-argillite, phyllite, schist, some Paleozoic gabbro, diorite, and
granite.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Kanhapludults, Hapludults), Inceptisols (Dystrudepts)</td>
<td>Georgeville, Herndon, Tatum, Badin, Goldston, Misenheimer, Cid</td>
<td>Thermic / Udic</td>
<td>44-49</td>
<td>185-210 in north, 200-230 in south</td>
<td><p>29/51</p>
<p>67/89</p></td>
<td>Mixed oak forest, oak-hickory-pine forest. Mostly white oak,
southern red oak, black oak, southern shagbark hickory, mockernut and
pignut hickories, some Virginia pine and shortleaf pine; on monadnocks
(Uwharries) chesnut oak; near coastal plain boundary some longleaf
pine-shortleaf pine-loblolly pine-hardwoods forest.</td>
<td>Mixed forest, deciduous forest, pine plantations, pasture; cattle,
hay, and poultry production, some public land (Uwharrie and Sumter
National Forests).</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>45e. Northern Inner Piedmont</strong></td>
<td>4266</td>
<td>Dissected irregular plains, low to high hills, ridges, and isolated
monadnocks; low to moderate gradient streams with mostly cobble, gravel,
and sandy substrates.</td>
<td><p>360-2035</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>150-700</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary sandy clay saprolite and micaceous clay to
silty clay saprolite; Cambrian gneiss, schist, and amphibolite, some
Ordovicican and Precambrian gneiss and granite.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Kanhapludults, Hapludults), Inceptisols (Dystrudepts)</td>
<td>Clifford, Fairview, Halifax, Toast, Bannertown, Stott Knob,
Rhodhiss, Westfield, Woolwine</td>
<td>Mesic / Udic</td>
<td>45-55</td>
<td>170-200</td>
<td><p>25/48</p>
<p>65/87</p></td>
<td>Mixed oak forest, oak-hickory-pine forest. Mostly white oak,
southern red oak, black oak, mockernut and pignut hickories, some
Virginia pine and shortleaf pine; on monadnocks chesnut oak; on more
mesic sites beech, northern red oak, tulip poplar, red maple,
hemlock.</td>
<td>Mixed forest, deciduous forest, pasture; hay, cattle, poultry, and
tobacco production.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>45f. Northern Outer Piedmont</strong></td>
<td>2705</td>
<td>Dissected irregular plains, some low rounded hills and ridges; low
to moderate gradient streams with mostly cobble, gravel, and sandy
substrates.</td>
<td><p>130-600</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>100-250</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary sandy clay and sandy saprolite with rock
outcrops and joint-block boulders; Cambrian gneiss, schist, metavolcanic
rock, and metamudstone, some Pennsylvanian to Permian granite.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Kanhapludults, Hapludults); on floodplains Inceptisols
(Endoaquepts, Dystrudepts)</td>
<td>Cecil, Pacolet, Madison, Wedowee, Rion, some Georgeville and Nason
in Eastern Slate Belt area; on floodplains Wehadkee, Chewacla; some
coastal plain soils on uplands near 65m.</td>
<td>Thermic / Udic</td>
<td>44-46</td>
<td>185-210</td>
<td><p>28/49</p>
<p>67/89</p></td>
<td>Mixed oak forest, oak-hickory-pine forest. Mostly white oak,
southern red oak, black oak, mockernut and pignut hickories, some
shortleaf pine and loblolly pine; near coastal plain boundary some
longleaf pine-shortleaf pine-loblolly pine-hardwoods forest.</td>
<td>Mixed forest, deciduous forest, pine plantations, pasture; tobacco,
cattle, hay, and poultry production; urban.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>45g. Triassic Basins</strong></td>
<td>1418</td>
<td>Dissected irregular plains, some low rounded hills and ridges; low
to moderate gradient streams with mostly sand and clay substrates;
relatively wider floodplains.</td>
<td><p>190-1000</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>100-300</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary red sandy loam to silty clay decomposition
residuum; Triassic sandstone, conglomerate, mudstone, shale, some minor
coal, Jurassic diabase dikes and sills.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Hapludults), Alfisols (Hapludalfs); on floodplains
Inceptisols (Dystrudepts)</td>
<td>Mayodan, Creedmoor, White Store, Pinkston, Polkton, Spray, Chewacla;
in Dan River Basin Clover, Lackstown, Easthamlet, Wolftrap, Dan
River</td>
<td>Thermic (Mesic in Dan River Basin) / Udic</td>
<td>44-48</td>
<td>180-220</td>
<td><p>27/49</p>
<p>66/88</p></td>
<td>Mixed oak forest, oak-hickory-pine forest. Mostly white oak,
southern red oak, black oak, mockernut and pignut hickories, some
Virginia pine and shortleaf pine; on more mesic sites beech, northern
red oak, tulip poplar, red maple; some bottomland hardwood forest
(bottomland oaks, red maple, sweetgum, green ash, American elm).</td>
<td>Mixed forest, deciduous forest, pine plantations, pasture,
urban.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>45i. Kings Mountain</strong></td>
<td>289</td>
<td>Hills and linear ridges, some irregular plains; moderate gradient
streams with bedrock, boulder, cobble, gravel, and sand substrates.</td>
<td><p>490-1690</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>200-500</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary micaceous saprolite, quartz-rich saprolite;
Precambrian quartz-sericite schist, metavolcanic rock, quartz-pebble
metaconglomerate, quartzite, Cambrian sericite schist, phyllite,
quartzite, marble, amphibolite.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Hapludults, Kanhapludults), Inceptisols (Dystrudepts)</td>
<td>Tatum, Georgeville, Herndon, Badin, Goldston, Manteo</td>
<td>Thermic / Udic</td>
<td>47-49</td>
<td>190-220</td>
<td><p>28/50</p>
<p>66/88</p></td>
<td>Mixed oak forest and oak-hickory-pine forest; Piedmont monadnock
forest (chestnut oak, white oak, scarlet oak, post oak, mockernut and
pignut hickories, Virginia pine, shortleaf pine); some Virginia pine
dominated woodlands on high ridges.</td>
<td>Mixed forest, deciduous forest, some pine plantations and
pasture.</td>
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<td><strong>63</strong></td>
<td colspan="13"><strong>MIDDLE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>Level IV Ecoregion</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Physiography</strong></td>
<td><strong>Geology</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Soil</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Climate</strong></td>
<td><strong>Potential Natural Vegetation</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Land Use and</strong></p>
<p><strong>Land Cover</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Area</strong></p>
<p>(square miles)</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Elevation</strong></p>
<p><strong>/</strong></p>
<p><strong>Local Relief</strong></p>
<p>(feet)</p></td>
<td><strong>Surficial and bedrock</strong></td>
<td><strong>Order (Great Groups)</strong></td>
<td><strong>Common Soil Series</strong></td>
<td><strong>Temperature / Moisture Regimes</strong></td>
<td><strong>Precipitation</strong> Mean annual (inches)</td>
<td><strong>Frost Free</strong> Mean annual (days)</td>
<td><strong>Mean Temperature</strong> January min/max; July min/max,
(F)</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>63b. Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal
Marshes</strong></td>
<td>2226</td>
<td>Low, flat plains and peninsulas; poorly drained with swamps, some
low gradient streams with sandy and silty substrates, a few large lakes;
estuaries and sounds.</td>
<td><p>0-25</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-20</p></td>
<td>Late Pleistocene marine sand, silt, and clay.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Endoaquults, Umbraquults), Inceptisols (Humaquepts),
Alfisols (Endoaqualfs), Histosols (Haplosaprists)</td>
<td>Tomotley, Roanoke, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Hyde, Deloss, Portsmouth,
Cape Fear, Wasda, Roper, Arapahoe, Yonges, Argent, Dorovan,
Currituck</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic</td>
<td>48-55</td>
<td>210-230</td>
<td><p>32/52</p>
<p>69/88</p></td>
<td>Wet hardwood forest (bottomland oaks, tulip poplar, sweetgum, maple,
swamp tupelo); mesic mixed hardwood forest (beech, tulip poplar, maple,
oaks, sweetgum); some pond pine woodlands and longleaf pine; tidal and
nonriverine cypress-gum swamps.</td>
<td>Cropland with wheat, corn, soybeans, potatoes, cotton, and peanuts;
evergreen forest, mixed forest, forested wetlands, pine plantations,
pasture, marsh.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>63c. Nonriverine Swamps and
Peatlands</strong></td>
<td>1692</td>
<td>Low, broad flats and interstream divides, poorly drained, a few
lakes, low stream density; channelized drainage is common.</td>
<td><p>5-50</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-25</p></td>
<td>Holocene peat and silty to clayey swamp deposits, Pleistocene marine
sand, silt, and clay.</td>
<td>Histosols (Haplosaprists), Inceptisols (Humaquepts)</td>
<td>Pungo, Dare, Belhaven, Ponzer, Dorovan, Wasda, Scuppernong, Roper,
Torhunta, Croatan</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic</td>
<td>50-56</td>
<td>210-235</td>
<td><p>32/54</p>
<p>69/89</p></td>
<td>Pocosins (fetterbush, ti-ti, inkberry, pond pine); pond pine
woodland; Atlantic white cedar forest; nonriverine swamp forest (bald
cypress, pond cypress, swamp tupelo, loblolly pine, red maple).</td>
<td>Forested wetlands, evergreen forest, mixed forest, some cropland and
pine plantations.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>63d. Virginian Barrier Islands and Coastal
Marshes</strong></td>
<td>63</td>
<td>Barrier islands, dunes, beaches, lagoons, estuaries, tidal
marshes.</td>
<td><p>0-30, some dunes to 60</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-30</p></td>
<td>Holocene beach and dune sand, saline marsh deposits of sand, silt,
clay, and peat.</td>
<td>Entisols (Sulfaquents, Psammaquents, Quartzipsamments), Histosols
(Haplosaprists)</td>
<td>Bohicket, Carteret, Currituck in tidal marshes; Corolla, Newhan,
Duckston on beach dunes and flats.</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>220-230</td>
<td><p>33/52</p>
<p>69/87</p></td>
<td>Salt and brackish marshes (cordgrass, saltgrass, rushes); tidal
freshwater marsh (cordgrass, sawgrass, cattail, wild rice); maritime
shrub (wax myrtle, yaupon); maritime dry grassland (saltmeadow
cordgrass); maritime evergreen forest (live oak, sand laurel oak,
loblolly pine); dune grass (beach grass, sea oats).</td>
<td>Marsh, forested wetland, evergreen forest, urban, wildlife habitat,
beaches, recreation, fish and shellfish production.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>63e. Mid-Atlantic Flatwoods</strong></td>
<td>2755</td>
<td>Flat plains on lightly dissected marine terraces; swamps, low
gradient streams with sandy and silty substrates.</td>
<td><p>2-100</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-75</p></td>
<td>Pleistocene and Pliocene marine sand, silt, and clay.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Paleaquults, Paleudults, Albaquults, Hapludults)</td>
<td>Rains, Lynchburg, Goldsboro, Leaf, Craven, Lenoir, Noboco,
Pantego</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic, Udic</td>
<td>46-50</td>
<td>200-230</td>
<td><p>30/52</p>
<p>68/89</p></td>
<td>Mesic pine flatwoods (longleaf pine, loblolly pine, oaks, hickories,
bluestem); wet pine flatwoods (longleaf pine with loblolly or pond
pine); pine savanna (longleaf pine, pond pine, bluestem); pond pine
woodland; some oak-hickory and mixed forest.</td>
<td>Pine plantations, cropland with peanuts, cotton, corn, soybeans,
tobacco, wheat, chickens, and hogs; pasture, mixed and deciduous
forest.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>63g. Carolinian Barrier Islands and Coastal
Marshes</strong></td>
<td>557</td>
<td>Barrier islands, dunes, beaches, lagoons, estuaries, tidal
marshes.</td>
<td><p>0-30, some dunes to</p>
<p>100</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-30</p></td>
<td>Holocene beach and dune sand, saline marsh deposits of sand, silt,
clay, and peat.</td>
<td>Entisols (Sulfaquents, Psammaquents, Hydraquents,
Quartzipsamments)</td>
<td>Bohicket, Carteret, Hobucken in tidal marshes; Corolla, Newhan,
Duckston, Fripp on beach dunes and flats.</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic</td>
<td>50-56</td>
<td>240-260</td>
<td><p>35/53</p>
<p>72/86</p></td>
<td>Salt and brackish marshes (cordgrass, saltgrass, rushes); maritime
shrub (wax myrtle, yaupon); maritime dry grassland (saltmeadow
cordgrass); maritime evergreen forest (live oak, sand laurel oak,
loblolly pine); dune grass (sea oats, bitter panic grass, cordgrass,
beach grass).</td>
<td>Marsh, forested wetland, evergreen forest, urban, wildlife habitat,
beaches, tourism, recreation, fish and shellfish production.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>63h. Carolina Flatwoods</strong></td>
<td>11510</td>
<td>Flat plains on lightly dissected marine terraces; swamps, low
gradient streams with sandy and silty substrates; Carolina bays.</td>
<td><p>2-195</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-75</p></td>
<td>Pleistocene and Pliocene marine sand, silt, and clay; Tertiary sand,
silt, clay, and limestone, some Cretaceous sand, silt and clay.</td>
<td>Ultisols(Paleaquults, Paleudults, Endoaquults, Albaquults,
Hapludults), Alfisols (Endoaqualfs), Spodosols (Alaquods), Entisols
(Quartzipsamments), Histosols (Haplosaprists)</td>
<td>Goldsboro, Lynchburg, Rains, Coxville, Wahee, Bladen, Argent,
Coosaw, Noboco, Baymeade, Woodington, Leon, Kureb, Yauhannah, Yemassee,
Ogeechee, Croatan</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic, Udic</td>
<td>46-53</td>
<td>210-240 in the north, 230-250 in the south</td>
<td><p>33/55</p>
<p>70/90</p></td>
<td>Longleaf pine-wiregrass; xeric sandhill scrub (longleaf pine-turkey
oak-wiregrass); pond pine forest and woodland; some oak-hickory and
mixed forest.</td>
<td>Pine plantations, mixed forest, forested wetlands, cropland of
cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat, peanuts, tobacco, blueberries; production
of hogs, broilers, and turkeys; some public land, wildlife habitat.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>63n. Mid-Atlantic Floodplains and Low
Terraces</strong></td>
<td>2193</td>
<td>Major river floodplains and associated low terraces; low gradient
streams with sandy and silty substrates, oxbow lakes, ponds,
swamps.</td>
<td><p>2-130</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-25</p></td>
<td>Holocene alluvial silt, clay, and gravelly sand, local swamp
deposits and organic muck; some late Pleistocene alluvial and estuarine
sand and silt.</td>
<td>Inceptisols (Endoaquepts, Dystrudepts, Humaquepts), Entisols
(Udifluvents), Ultisols (Hapludults, Umbraquults, Endoaquults), Alfisols
(Albaqualfs)</td>
<td>Johnston, Muckalee, Masontown, Congaree, Dorovan, Chastain, Johns,
Kenansville, Roanoke, Lumbee, Paxville, Meggett, Tawcaw, Chewacla,
Hobcaw</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic, some Udic</td>
<td>46-54</td>
<td>210-240 in the north, 230-250 in the south</td>
<td><p>32/54</p>
<p>69/90</p></td>
<td>Southern floodplain forest. Includes cypress-gum swamp (water
tupelo, swamp tupelo, bald cypress, pond cypress) and bottomland
hardwood forest (bottomland oaks, red maple, sweetgum, green ash,
bitternut hickory).</td>
<td>Forested wetlands, deciduous forest, some cropland on larger
terraces.</td>
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<td><strong>65</strong></td>
<td colspan="13"><strong>SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>Level IV Ecoregion</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Physiography</strong></td>
<td><strong>Geology</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Soil</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Climate</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Potential Natural</strong></p>
<p><strong>Vegetation</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Land Use and</strong></p>
<p><strong>Land Cover</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td><p><strong>Area</strong></p>
<p>(square miles)</p></td>
<td></td>
<td><p><strong>Elevation</strong></p>
<p><strong>/</strong></p>
<p><strong>Local Relief</strong></p>
<p>(feet)</p></td>
<td><strong>Surficial and bedrock</strong></td>
<td><strong>Order (Great Groups)</strong></td>
<td><strong>Common Soil Series</strong></td>
<td><strong>Temperature / Moisture Regimes</strong></td>
<td><strong>Precipitation</strong> Mean annual (inches)</td>
<td><strong>Frost Free</strong> Mean annual (days)</td>
<td><strong>Mean Temperature</strong> January min/max; July min/max,
(F)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"><strong>65c. Sand Hills</strong></td>
<td>5147</td>
<td>Dissected irregular plains; moderate to steep side slopes; low to
moderate gradient sandy bottomed streams. Seepage and groundwater
support steady streamflows and some small, saturated wetlands.</td>
<td><p>100-720</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>100-300</p></td>
<td>Quaternary medium to coarse sand decomposition residuum, loamy sand,
sandy loam and sandy clay decomposition residuum; Cretaceous sand,
sandstone, and mudstone, Tertiary sand and clayey sand.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Paleudults, Hapludults, Kanhapludults, Kandiudults),
Entisols (Quartzipsamments)</td>
<td>Blaney, Candor, Lakeland, Gilead, Vaucluse, Ailey, Dothan, Fuquay,
Blanton, Wagram, Pelion, Alpin, Troup, Lucy</td>
<td>Thermic / Udic</td>
<td>44-48</td>
<td>200-220 in north, 215-240 in south</td>
<td><p>30/52</p>
<p>68/90</p></td>
<td>Pine/scrub oak sandhill (longleaf pine, turkey oak, blackjack oak,
bluejack oak, wiregrass); xeric sandhill scrub (longleaf pine, turkey
oak, wiregrass); streamhead pocosin (pond pine, red maple, tulip poplar,
evergreen shrubs).</td>
<td>Pine plantations, mixed forest, pasture, recreation, some cropland
and peach orchards<em>.</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>65l. Atlantic Southern Loam Plains</strong></td>
<td>6459</td>
<td>Dissected smooth plains and irregular plains; broad interstream
divides and mostly gentle side slopes dissected by many small, low to
moderate gradient sandy bottomed streams; Carolina bays.</td>
<td><p>50-660</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>100-200</p></td>
<td>Quaternary sand and clay decomposition residuum, marine sand, silt,
and clay; Tertiary and Cretaceous sand, clay, and gravel.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Kandiudults, Paleudults, Paleaquults)</td>
<td>Norfolk, Lynchburg, Goldsboro, Rains, Wagram, Aycock, Coxville,
Orangeburg, Dothan, Fuquay, Varina, Faceville, Noboco, Troup, Marlboro,
Blanton</td>
<td>Thermic / Udic, some Aquic</td>
<td>44-49</td>
<td>200-240</td>
<td><p>31/55</p>
<p>68/90</p></td>
<td>Mesic pine flatwoods (longleaf pine, loblolly pine, oaks, hickories,
wiregrass); pine/scrub oak sandhill (longleaf pine, turkey oak,
blackjack oak, bluejack oak, wiregrass); oak-hickory forest (southern
red oak, post oak, hickories, pines); some mesic mixed hardwood forest
(beech, tulip poplar, maple, white oak, red oak, sweetgum).</td>
<td>Cropland and pasture with soybeans, corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco,
hogs, and hay; in SC, peach orchards on The Ridge (Edgefield &amp;
Saluda counties); some pine plantations, mixed forest, forested
wetlands, and urban<em>.</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"><strong>65m. Rolling Coastal Plain</strong></td>
<td>5182</td>
<td>Dissected irregular plains and smooth plains; broad interstream
divides with gentle to steep side slopes dissected by numerous small,
low to moderate gradient sandy bottomed streams.</td>
<td><p>30-460</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>100-200</p></td>
<td>Quaternary sand and clay decomposition residuum, middle and early
Pleistocene marine sand, silt, and clay; Pliocene clay and sand;
saprolite and some Piedmont rock outcrops on side slopes near 45f.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Kandiudults, Paleudults, Hapludults, Paleaquults, some
Kanhapludults on side slopes near 45f)</td>
<td>Norfolk, Goldsboro, Rains, Wagram, Emporia, Coxville, Lynchburg,
Autryville, Caroline; Cecil, Appling on side slopes near 45f</td>
<td>Thermic / Udic, some Aquic</td>
<td>44-51</td>
<td>200-220</td>
<td><p>29/51</p>
<p>68/89</p></td>
<td>Mesic pine flatwoods (longleaf pine, loblolly pine, oaks, hickories,
wiregrass); oak-hickory forest (southern red oak, post oak, hickories,
pines); some mesic mixed hardwood forest (beech, tulip poplar, maple,
white oak, red oak, sweetgum).</td>
<td>Cropland and pasture with cotton, soybeans, corn, wheat,
sweetpotatoes, peanuts, tobacco, hogs, and chickens; some pine
plantations, mixed forest, and forested wetlands.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>65p. Southeastern Floodplains and Low
Terraces</strong></td>
<td>2458</td>
<td>Major river floodplains and associated low terraces; low gradient
streams with sandy and silty substrates, oxbow lakes, ponds,
swamps.</td>
<td><p>15-200</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-35</p></td>
<td>Quaternary alluvial gravelly sand, sandy gravel, silt, and
clay.</td>
<td>Inceptisols (Endoaquepts, Dystrudepts, Humaquepts), Entisols
(Fluvaquents, Udifluvents), Ultisols (Hapludults, Umbraquults,
Endoaquults)</td>
<td>Johnston, Bibb, Kinston, Chewacla, Wehadkee, Chastain, Riverview,
Congaree, Roanoke, Wickham, Altavista, State, Cape Fear, Wahee, Tawcaw,
Rutlege</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic, some Udic</td>
<td>45-50</td>
<td>200-240</td>
<td><p>31/54</p>
<p>68/89</p></td>
<td>Southern floodplain forest. Includes bottomland hardwood forest
(bottomland oaks, red maple, sweetgum, green ash, bitternut hickory) and
cypress-gum swamp (water tupelo, swamp tupelo, bald cypress, pond
cypress).</td>
<td>Forested wetlands, deciduous forest; cropland and pasture where
drained and protected from flooding.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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<td><strong>66</strong></td>
<td colspan="13"><strong>BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"><strong>Level IV Ecoregion</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Physiography</strong></td>
<td><strong>Geology</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Soil</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Climate</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Potential Natural</strong></p>
<p><strong>Vegetation</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Land Use and</strong></p>
<p><strong>Land Cover</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td><p><strong>Area</strong></p>
<p>(square miles)</p></td>
<td></td>
<td><p><strong>Elevation</strong></p>
<p><strong>/</strong></p>
<p><strong>Local Relief</strong></p>
<p>(feet)</p></td>
<td><strong>Surficial and bedrock</strong></td>
<td><strong>Order (Great Groups)</strong></td>
<td><strong>Common Soil Series</strong></td>
<td><strong>Temperature / Moisture Regimes</strong></td>
<td><strong>Precipitation</strong> Mean annual (inches)</td>
<td><strong>Frost Free</strong> Mean annual (days)</td>
<td><strong>Mean Temperature</strong> January min/max; July min/max,
(F)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"><strong>66c. New River Plateau</strong></td>
<td>443</td>
<td>Hilly, high plateau, some low mountains. Moderate gradient streams
with bedrock, boulder, cobble, and gravel substrates.</td>
<td><p>2350-4175</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>500-1200</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary sandy to clayey saprolite, some mafic-boulder
loamy colluvium; Precambrian gneiss, schist, and amphibolite.</td>
<td>Inceptisols (Dystrudepts, Humaquepts), Ultisols (Hapludults,
Kanhapludults), Entisols (Udifluvents)</td>
<td>Evard, Ashe, Hayesville, Clifton, Chandler, Watauga on uplands;
Colvard, Toxaway on floodplains.</td>
<td>Mesic / Udic</td>
<td>45-55</td>
<td>150-170</td>
<td><p>21/42</p>
<p>58/80</p></td>
<td>Appalachian oak forest. Includes northern red oak, white oak, and
chestnut oak forests; montane oak-hickory forest; cove forests (tulip
poplar, basswood, buckeye, yellow birch, beech, hemlock, northern red
oak).</td>
<td>Deciduous forest, mixed forest, pasture and cropland with hay,
cattle, tobacco, and Christmas trees<em>.</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>66d. Southern Crystalline Ridges and
Mountains</strong></td>
<td>4432</td>
<td>Low to high mountains, gently rounded to steep slopes, narrow
valleys. Steep escarpment at eastern boundary. High gradient, bedrock
and boulder-bottomed cool, clear streams.</td>
<td><p>850-5500</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>1000-3500</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary granitic boulder colluvium, loamy colluvium,
sandy to clayey saprolite; Precambrian granite, gneiss, schist,
quartzite, metagraywacke, metavolcanic rock, and amphibolite, some
Paleozoic gneiss and quartz diorite.</td>
<td>Inceptisols (Dystrudepts, Humaquepts), Ultisols (Hapludults,
Kanhapludults)</td>
<td>Ashe, Evard, Cowee, Chandler, Fannin, Watauga, Plott, Edneyville,
Chestnut, Edneytown, Porters, Hayesville, Cashiers, Saluda, Talladega,
Walhalla on uplands; Tate, Tusquitee, Cullasaja on colluvium; Dellwood,
Nikwasi on floodplains.</td>
<td>Mesic / Udic, some Aquic in narrow floodplains</td>
<td><p>45-60 in north;</p>
<p>50-100 in south</p></td>
<td>145-190</td>
<td><p>19-26/38-48</p>
<p>55-62/75-84</p></td>
<td>Appalachian oak forest. Includes northern red oak, white oak, and
chestnut oak forests; montane oak-hickory forest; pine-oak/heath
woodlands (Virginia pine, table-mountain pine, pitch pine, scarlet oak);
cove forests (tulip poplar, basswood, buckeye, yellow birch, beech,
hemlock, northern red oak). At high elevations, northern hardwoods
forest (beech, yellow birch, yellow buckeye, maples).</td>
<td>Deciduous and mixed forest; large areas of public land (Pisgah,
Nantahala, and Sumter National Forests) with some private land; small
clearings for pasture or orchards on less steep land; tourism,
recreation, hunting, and forestry.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"><strong>66e. Southern Sedimentary Ridges</strong></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>Low to high mountains, gently rounded to steep slopes, narrow
valleys. High gradient, bedrock and boulder-bottomed cool, clear
streams.</td>
<td><p>1280-5085</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>1500-3000</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary sandy shaly colluvium and colluvium with
boulders or huge blocks; Cambrian sandstone, siltstone, shale, dolomite,
and conglomerate.</td>
<td>Inceptisols (Dystrudepts), Ultisols (Hapludults)</td>
<td>Ditney, Unicoi, Cataska, Junaluska, Spivey, Tsali</td>
<td>Mesic / Udic</td>
<td>45-50</td>
<td>150-170</td>
<td><p>20-26/43-47</p>
<p>56-62/76-82</p></td>
<td>Appalachian oak forest. Includes northern red oak, white oak, and
chestnut oak forests; montane oak-hickory forest; pine-oak/heath
woodlands (Virginia pine, table-mountain pine, pitch pine, scarlet oak);
cove forests (tulip poplar, basswood, buckeye, yellow birch, beech,
hemlock, northern red oak). At high elevations, northern hardwoods
forest (beech, yellow birch, yellow buckeye, maples).</td>
<td>Deciduous and mixed forest, mostly public land (Pisgah National
Forest); tourism, recreation, hunting, and forestry.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>66g. Southern Metasedimentary
Mountains</strong></td>
<td>1677</td>
<td>Low to high mountains, gently rounded to steep slopes, narrow
valleys. High gradient, bedrock and boulder-bottomed cool, clear
streams.</td>
<td><p>1200-5400</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>2000-3500</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary arkosic metasedimentary bouldery
colluvium<em>;</em> Pre-Cambrian metagraywacke, metasiltstone,
metasandstone, metaconglomerate, slate, schist and sulfidic schist,
meta-arkose, and phyllite, some Cambrian sulfidic schists.</td>
<td>Inceptisols (Dystrudepts, Haplumbrepts); Ultisols (Hapludults)</td>
<td>Brasstown, Junaluska, Soco, Stecoah, Cheoah, Sylco on uplands;
Spivey, Whiteoak on colluvium.</td>
<td>Mesic / Udic</td>
<td>55-80</td>
<td>150-190</td>
<td><p>20-27/41-48</p>
<p>55-63/76-85</p></td>
<td>Appalachian oak forest. Includes northern red oak, white oak, and
chestnut oak forests; montane oak-hickory forest; pine-oak/heath
woodlands (Virginia pine, table-mountain pine, pitch pine, scarlet oak),
cove forests (tulip poplar, basswood, buckeye, yellow birch, beech,
hemlock, northern red oak). At high elevations, northern hardwoods
forest (beech, yellow birch, yellow buckeye, maples).</td>
<td>Deciduous and mixed forest; large areas of public land (Nantahala
and Pisgah National Forests, Great Smoky Mountains National Park);
tourism, recreation, hunting, some forestry.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"><strong>66i. High Mountains</strong></td>
<td>316</td>
<td>High mountain ridges and moderate to steep slopes. A few small high
gradient, bedrock and boulder-bottomed streams<em>.</em></td>
<td><p>4500-6684</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>1500-2100</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary granitic or metasedimentary bouldery
colluvium; Precambrian metagraywacke, schist, metasiltsone, slate,
quartzite, and gneiss.</td>
<td>Inceptisols (Haplumbrepts)</td>
<td>Wayah, Oconaluftee, Burton, Craggey, Clingman, Tanasee, Balsam</td>
<td>Frigid / Udic</td>
<td>75-100+</td>
<td>130-140</td>
<td><p>18/36</p>
<p>54/69</p></td>
<td>Southeastern spruce-fir forest (Fraser fir, red spruce, yellow
birch, rhododendron); northern hardwoods forest (beech, yellow birch,
yellow buckeye, maples); grass balds (mountain oat grass) and heath
balds (rhododendron).</td>
<td>Evergreen forest, deciduous forest; mostly public land (Nantahala
and Pisgah National Forests, Great Smoky Mountains National Park);
tourism, recreation.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>66j. Broad Basins</strong></td>
<td>986</td>
<td>Intermountain basins with low mountains, rolling foothills, and
moderately broad mountain valleys. Moderate gradient streams with cobble
and boulders, low to moderate gradient rivers with sand and bedrock
substrates.</td>
<td><p>1575-3280</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>250-700</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary sandy, silty, and clayey saprolite with some
rock outcrops and joint-block boulders, quartz-rich saprolite;
Precambrian gneiss, schist, amphibolite, and quartzite; in southwest,
metasandstone, metasiltstone, schist, metaconglomerate, quartzite,
slate.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Hapludults, Kanhapludults), Inceptisols (Dystrudepts,
Humaquepts)</td>
<td>Evard, Cowee, Fannin, Hayesville on uplands; Brevard, Braddock,
Saunook, Dillsboro on terraces and footslopes; Rosman, Toxaway, Dellwood
on floodplains.</td>
<td>Mesic / Udic, some Aquic in narrow floodplains</td>
<td>40-55</td>
<td>155-190</td>
<td><p>24/47</p>
<p>61/84</p></td>
<td>Appalachian oak forest. Mostly dry-mesic oak-hickory forest (white
oak, southern red oak, black oak, hickories, pines), some chestnut oak
forest (chestnut oak, scarlet oak, northern red oak, hickories, hemlock,
red maple, pines); pine-oak/heath woodlands (Virginia pine, shortleaf
pine, pitch pine, scarlet oak).</td>
<td>Pasture and cropland with hay, cattle, corn for silage, apples, and
tobacco; urban and suburban, deciduous forest, mixed forest.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"><strong>66k. Amphibolite Mountains</strong></td>
<td>130</td>
<td>Low to high mountains, gently rounded to steep slopes, narrow
valleys. High gradient, bedrock and boulder-bottomed cool, clear
streams.</td>
<td><p>2950-5400</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>1000-2000</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary mafic boulder loamy colluvium, granitic
boulder colluvium; Precambrian amphibolite, gneiss, and schist.</td>
<td>Inceptisols (Dystrudepts), Ultisols (Hapludults)</td>
<td>Porters, Fannin, Evard, Edneyville, Ashe, Tusquitee, Thunder,
Spivey</td>
<td>Mesic / Udic</td>
<td>52-65</td>
<td>150-160</td>
<td><p>21/42</p>
<p>58/79</p></td>
<td>Appalachian oak forest. Includes northern red oak, white oak, and
chestnut oak forests; montane oak-hickory forest; cove forests (tulip
poplar, basswood, buckeye, yellow birch, beech, hemlock, northern red
oak). At high elevations, northern hardwoods forest (beech, yellow
birch, yellow buckeye, maples).</td>
<td>Deciduous forest, mixed forest, recreation, hunting, wildlife
habitat.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>66l. Eastern Blue Ridge Foothills</strong></td>
<td>652</td>
<td>Low mountains and rolling foothills, gently rounded to steep slopes.
Moderate gradient streams with bedrock, boulder, cobble, and gravel
substrates.</td>
<td><p>980-2890</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>800-1300</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary silty to sandy clay saprolite; Cambrian
biotite, gneiss, mica schist, quartzite, amphibolite, and Ordovician
granite.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Hapludults, Kanhapludults), Inceptisols (Dystrudepts)</td>
<td>Evard, Cowee, Fannin, Cliffield, Hayesville, Saluda on uplands;
Greenlee, Tate, on colluvium; Chewacla on small floodplains.</td>
<td>Mesic / Udic</td>
<td>50-60</td>
<td>170-195</td>
<td><p>25/48</p>
<p>65/86</p></td>
<td>Appalachian oak forest. Mostly chestnut oak forest (chestnut oak,
scarlet oak, hickories, pines); pine-oak/heath woodlands (Virginia pine,
table-mountain pine, pitch pine, scarlet oak); cove forests (beech,
buckeye, basswood, tulip poplar, hemlock). Some dry-mesic oak-hickory
forest (white oak, red oak, black oak, hickories, pines, tulip
poplar).</td>
<td>Deciduous forest, mixed forest, recreation, hunting, some pasture
with cattle, hay, some public land (South Mountains State Park).</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"><strong>66m. Sauratown Mountains</strong></td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Low mountains and ridges, isolated monadnock, rounded to steep
slopes. High gradient, bedrock and boulder-bottomed cool, clear
streams.</td>
<td><p>1000-2595</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>1000-1400</p></td>
<td>Quaternary to Tertiary quartz-rich saprolite; Cambrian quartzite,
quartz-muscovite schist, and biotite gneiss.</td>
<td>Ultisols (Hapludults, Kanhapludults), Inceptisols (Dystrudepts)</td>
<td>Pilot Mountain, Sauratown, Hayesville, Cowee, Ashe, Brevard,
Greenlee</td>
<td>Mesic / Udic</td>
<td>48-50</td>
<td>165-185</td>
<td><p>24/46</p>
<p>64/86</p></td>
<td>Appalachian oak forest. Mostly pine-oak/heath woodlands (Virginia
pine, table-mountain pine, pitch pine, scarlet oak); chestnut oak forest
(chestnut oak, scarlet oak, red oak, hickories, hemlock, red maple,
pines).</td>
<td>Deciduous forest, mixed forest, public land recreation (Hanging Rock
and Pilot Mountain State Parks).</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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<td><strong>75</strong></td>
<td colspan="13"><strong>SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"><strong>Level IV Ecoregion</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Physiography</strong></td>
<td><strong>Geology</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Soil</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Climate</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Potential Natural</strong></p>
<p><strong>Vegetation</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Land Use and</strong></p>
<p><strong>Land Cover</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td><p><strong>Area</strong></p>
<p>(square miles)</p></td>
<td></td>
<td><p><strong>Elevation</strong></p>
<p><strong>/</strong></p>
<p><strong>Local Relief</strong></p>
<p>(feet)</p></td>
<td><strong>Surficial and bedrock</strong></td>
<td><strong>Order (Great Groups)</strong></td>
<td><strong>Common Soil Series</strong></td>
<td><strong>Temperature / Moisture Regimes</strong></td>
<td><strong>Precipitation</strong> Mean annual (inches)</td>
<td><strong>Frost Free</strong> Mean annual (days)</td>
<td><strong>Mean Temperature</strong> January min/max; July min/max,
(F)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>75i. Floodplains and Low Terraces</strong></td>
<td>146</td>
<td>Major river floodplains and associated low terraces; low gradient
streams with sandy and silty substrates, oxbow lakes, ponds,
swamps.</td>
<td><p>2-80</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-25</p></td>
<td>Holocene alluvial silt and clay.</td>
<td>Inceptisols (Endoaquepts, Dystrudepts)</td>
<td>Chastain, Tawcaw, Chewacla</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic</td>
<td>48-50</td>
<td>240-260</td>
<td><p>35/58</p>
<p>69/91</p></td>
<td>Southern floodplain forest. Includes cypress-gum swamp (water
tupelo, swamp tupelo, bald cypress, pond cypress) and bottomland
hardwood forest (bottomland oaks, red maple, sweetgum, green ash,
bitternut hickory).</td>
<td>Forested wetlands, deciduous forest.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>75j. Sea Islands / Coastal Marsh</strong></td>
<td>1987</td>
<td>Barrier islands, dunes, beaches, lagoons, estuaries, tidal
marshes.</td>
<td><p>0-30</p>
<p>/</p>
<p>5-20</p></td>
<td>Holocene saline marsh deposits of silt, sand, peat, and clay;
Holocene beach and dune sand; Pleistocene beach and near-shore marine
sand.</td>
<td>Entisols (Quartzipsamments, Udipsamments, Sulfaquents, Hydraquents),
Spodosols <em>(</em>Alaquods, Alorthods)</td>
<td>Seabrook, Wando. Cainhoy, Fripp, Ridgeland, Baritari, Levy; in tidal
marshes Bohicket and Capers.</td>
<td>Thermic / Aquic</td>
<td>48-53</td>
<td>260-280</td>
<td><p>37/58</p>
<p>72/89</p></td>
<td>Salt and brackish marshes (cordgrass, saltgrass, rushes); maritime
swamp forest (tupelo, red maple, sweetgum, bald cypress); maritime
evergreen forest (live oak, sand laurel oak, slash pine, loblolly pine);
dune grass (sea oats, bitter panic grass, cordgrass, beach
grass)<em>.</em></td>
<td>Marsh, forested wetlands, evergreen forest, urban, wildlife habitat,
beaches, recreation, fish and shellfish production.</td>
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</table>