Sombric Humo-Ferric Podzol (SM.HFP)

Common horizon sequence: LFH, Ah, Ae, Bf, BC, C

These soils have the general properties specified for the Podzolic order and the Humo-Ferric Podzol great group. They differ from Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzols by having an Ah horizon at least 10 cm thick.

Usually Sombric Humo-Ferric Podzols have L, F, and H horizons and may have an Ae horizon. They have neither ortstein, placic, duric, nor Bt horizons, nor a fragipan, nor distinct or prominent mottles that indicate gleying.

Note: Diagnostic horizons are underlined.

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