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Inceptisol

Young, poorly developed soils

Inceptisol
Inceptisol profile
Used in	USDA soil taxonomy

Inceptisols are a soil order in USDA soil taxonomy. They form quickly through alteration of parent material. They are more developed than Entisols.^[1] They have no accumulation of clays, iron oxide, aluminium oxide or organic matter. They have an ochric or umbric horizon and a cambic subsurface horizon.

In the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB), most Inceptisols are CambisolsorUmbrisols. Some may be Nitisols. Many Aquepts belong to Gleysols and Stagnosols.^[2]

Suborders[edit]

• Aquepts – with a water table close to the surface
• Gelepts – in very cold climates
• Cryepts – in cold climates
• Udepts – in humid climates
• Ustepts – in semiarid and sub-humid climates'
• Xerepts – in areas with very dry summers and moist winters

References[edit]

• "Inceptisols" (PDF). USDA-NRCS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
• "Inceptisols". University of Florida. Archived from the original on September 18, 2004. Retrieved 2006-05-14.
• "Inceptisols". University of Idaho. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2006-05-14.