Explore: Rendzinas

comparison to weathering of most carbonate- and gypsum-free materials, rendzinas represent a transitory stage in soil development. However, they can persist

Luvisols Nitosols Phaeozems Planosols Podzols Podzoluvisols Rankers Regosols Rendzinas Solonchaks Solonetz Vertisols Xerosols Yermosols Acrisols Alisols Andosols

800 mm (31 in) of rainfall annually. The principal soils are coastal rendzinas that were derived from coralline limestone. Cuban cactus scrub contains

Map of the World (1974) the Leptosols on calcareous rock were called Rendzinas, those on acid rock were Rankers. The very shallow, less than 10 cm deep

characteristic soil known as rendzina. Unlike many soils in which there are easily distinguished layers or soil horizons, a chalk rendzina soil consists of only

Rendzina soil on the Maastrichtian Chalk in Kozubów Landscape Park, Poland

region. A : Acrisols B : Cambisols C : Chernozems D : Podzoluvisols E : Rendzinas F : Ferralsols G : Gleysols H : Phaeozems I : Lithosols J : Fluvisols

lies black rendzina soil which is poorly drained, and so is much less favourable for vines. There is also a 'transitional', or brown rendzina, soil which

Calcimorphic or calcareous soils develop from a limestone. It has two sub-types: Rendzina soils are thin soils with limited available water capacity. Terra rossa

(Arrhenatherum elatius). It is also often found in mesotrophic grassland on rendzinas and similar calcareous soils in association with glaucous sedge (Carex