Vertic Humic Gleysol (V.HG)
Common horizon sequence: LFH or O, Ah, Bg or Bgvj, Bgss or Cgss, Cg
These soils have the general properties specified for the Gleysolic order and the Humic Gleysol great group. They may have any horizons in the upper solum common to other subgroups within the Humic Gleysol great group. However, they differ from other subgroups by having properties indicative of intergrading to the Vertisolic order. Specifically, they have a slickenside horizon (Bgss or Cgss), the upper boundary of which occurs within 1 m of the mineral soil surface. They may also have a weak vertic horizon (Bgvj).
Note: Diagnostic horizons are underlined.