Cushman

Taxonomic class

Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ustic Haplargids 

Parent material

Slopewash alluvium and residuum from interbedded shales, siltstone, and fine-grained argillaceous sandstone

Topography

Well drained gently sloping buttes, fan remnants, hills, piedmonts, ridges, and terraces

Geographic extent

Wyoming and Colorado

Use

Range and wildlife

Vegetation

Western wheatgrass, needleandthread, big sagebrush, and blue grama

Climate

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