Texture is clay loam, silty clay loam, silty clay, or clay. Concretions or masses of calcium carbonate are in the Bssg and BC horizons of most pedons. Reaction is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. Some pedons have a 2C horizon below 60 inches that has color in shades of red, brown, or gray. Texture is very fine sandy loam, silt loam, or silty clay loam.
Reaction ranges from neutral to moderately alkaline.
These are the Ganado , Laewest , and Lake Charles series in the same family. These soils are not sodic or saline. Other similar soils are the Victine , and Victoria series. Victine and Victoria soils are dry in the moisture control section for longer periods of time. Francitas soils are on broad, nearly level, low uplands on the coastal plains at elevations less than 15 feet above sea level.