USDA Soil Order
Spodosols
Acidic soils with a distinctive subsurface accumulation of humus and aluminum/iron oxides. Found under coniferous forests in cool, moist climates.
Acidic pHBleached eluvial horizonIron/humus accumulationSandy texture common
Distribution: Northeast US, northern Great Lakes, and northern Pacific Coast.
Spodosols Distribution Map
Interactive choropleth map coming soon.
Will show counties where Spodosols is the dominant soil order.