The Pyote soils average less than 18 percent clay in the control section. The Sonoita series have gravelly texture in the control section and their Bt horizons are structureless, massive or have weak subangular blocky structure. In addition to the competing Banbar, Maljamar and Pyote soils, these are the Kermit, Largo and Pajarito soils. The Kermit, Largo and Pajarito soils lack B2t horizons. In addition, the Largo soils are typically silt loam, and the Kermit and Parjarito soils have less than 18 percent clay in the control section.
Major use is as rangeland.
Native vegetation is sand bluestem, sideoats grama, black grama, sand dropseed, threeawns, sandsage, shinnoak, and yucca. This series is in eastern and southeastern New Mexico. It is of large extent. Canadian River SCD, Quay County, New Mexico, 1941. This revision of the Palomas series description does not alter the previous concept, but it defines it more precisely interms of the comprehensive soil classification system.