Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Florida

474 soil series mapped on 32.32 million acres

050100150200cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ft6 ft7 ftATopsoil0–15 cm · 0–6 inELeached layer15–51 cm · 6–20 inBh1Subsoil · humus build-up51–61 cm · 20–24 inBh2Subsoil · humus build-up61–81 cm · 24–32 inBh3Subsoil · humus build-up81–91 cm · 32–36 inC/BMixed parent material and subsoil91–142 cm · 36–56 inCParent material142–216 cm · 56–85 in050100150200cmATopsoil0–15 cm · 0–6 inELeached layer15–51 cm · 6–20 inBh1Subsoil · humusbuild-up51–61 cm · 20–24 inBh2Subsoil · humusbuild-up61–81 cm · 24–32 inBh3Subsoil · humusbuild-up81–91 cm · 32–36 inC/BMixed parent materialand subsoil91–142 cm · 36–56 inCParent material142–216 cm · 56–85 in
Myakka, to scale.

Spodosols — acid soils with a subsoil of humus and iron or aluminum

Florida’s state soil, Myakka, is also its most extensive series, with 1,404,907 acres (4.3% of the mapped soil). No order holds a majority; Spodosols lead with 24.9%, ahead of Entisols at 23.1%.

Atlas series mapped in FloridaGuide: state soils and where series began

Soil orders in Florida

AlabamaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKansasMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaIowaKentuckyMarylandMichiganMississippiMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregonTennesseeUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdahoNevadaVermontLouisianaRhode Island

Largest series in Florida

  1. MyakkaSpodosols · 1,404,907 acres4.35%
  2. ImmokaleeSpodosols · 929,686 acres2.88%
  3. CandlerEntisols · 902,004 acres2.79%
  4. BasingerEntisols · 776,250 acres2.40%
  5. SmyrnaSpodosols · 718,878 acres2.22%
  6. LakelandEntisols · 717,075 acres2.22%
  7. LeonSpodosols · 583,317 acres1.81%
  8. RivieraAlfisols · 574,075 acres1.78%
  9. TroupUltisols · 480,002 acres1.49%
  10. BlantonUltisols · 478,967 acres1.48%

Atlas series mapped in Florida

  1. Bama188 cm · Typic Paleudults
  2. Myakka216 cm · Aeric Alaquods
  3. Tifton203 cm · Plinthic Kandiudults
  4. Bohicket203 cm · Typic Sulfaquents
  5. Smithdale211 cm · Typic Hapludults
  6. Bibb152 cm · Typic Fluvaquents
  7. Troup203 cm · Grossarenic Kandiudults
  8. Lakeland203 cm · Typic Quartzipsamments
  9. Pelham203 cm · Arenic Paleaquults
  10. Orangeburg183 cm · Typic Kandiudults