The Bw horizon has hue of 10R to 5YR, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 4 to 8. Iron accumulations are in shades of brown and iron depletions are in shades of gray. Texture is clay or silty clay. The Bss and BCss horizons have hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 3. Iron accumulations in shades of red range from few to many within a depth of 20 inches.
Texture is clay or silty clay.
There are the Bayoudan and Vaiden series in the same family, and the Brooksville , Burkville, Lacerda , Lebeau , Louin , Morse , Naclina , Redco , Tahoula , Terouge , Vamont , and Zilaboy series in related families. Bayoudan soils are moderately well drained and have gypsum crystals in the lower part of the solum. Vaiden soils have an argillic horizon and formed over weathered chalk or calcareous clay. Burkville and Redco soils have a yellower hue in the upper part of the control section and do not have aquic conditions in the upper 40 inches of the solum. Lacerda soils do not have red mottles within a depth of 20 inches.