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alkaline soil

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noun

a soil that gives a pH reaction of 8.5 or above, found esp in dry areas where the soluble salts, esp of sodium, have not been leached away but have accumulated in the B horizon of the soil profile

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The intensely alkaline soil of the Carrizo Plain National Monument, a remote grassland east of San Luis Obispo, also deters invasives from prospering, according to Dudney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

Once they’re established, they can tolerate drought, alkaline soil and poor fertility.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

The highly alkaline soil there requires more fertilizer.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2013

Water lily-shaped blooms are deep purple in acid soil and pink in alkaline soil.

From Southern Living ● May 1, 2012

The "pulpy-leaved thorn" mentioned in the journal is the greasewood; and both of these shrubs flourish in the poverty-stricken, sandy, alkaline soil of the far West and Northwest.

From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Brooks, Noah

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