Auburn

Taxonomic class

Loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Lithic Haploxerepts 

Parent material

Metamorphosed basic igneous rocks (greenstones, amphibolites schists)

Topography

Rolling to steep foothills

Geographic extent

Extensive in the lower foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California

Use

Mainly grazing with limited cultivation of dry farmed grain

Vegetation

Annual grasses and forbs with stands of blue oaks and gray pine

Climate

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