Man pages for SoilTaxonomy
A System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys

code_to_levelDetermine taxonomic level of a taxonomic letter code
decompose_taxon_codeDecompose taxon letter codes
explainSTExplain a taxon name using formative elements
extractSMRExtract Soil Moisture Regime from Subgroup or Higher Level...
FormativeElementsIdentify formative elements in taxon names at Soil Order,...
getChildTaxaGet the lower (child) taxa for a taxon name or code
getLastChildTaxonGet last child taxon in Keys at specified taxonomic level
getParentTaxaGet the higher (parent) taxa for a taxon name or code
get_ST_family_classesGet soil family / series differentiae and class names
get_ST_featuresGet soil diagnostic horizons, characteristics and features
getTaxonAtLevelGet the taxon name at the Soil Order, Suborder, Great Group...
getTaxonCriteriaGet Taxon Criteria from the Keys to Soil Taxonomy
getTaxonSMRLookup Pre-calculated Soil Moisture Regimes by Taxon
hierarchyParent/Child Hierarchy
isValidSTCheck for valid taxonomic level (Order, Suborder, Great...
level_hierarchyOrder of Hierarchical Levels in Soil Taxonomy
level_to_taxonGet all taxa at specified level
newick_stringGenerate Newick Tree Format Parenthetic Strings
parse_familyParse components of a "family-level" taxon name
preceding_taxon_codesGet taxon codes of preceding taxa
relative_taxon_code_positionDetermine relative position of taxon within Keys to Soil...
SoilTaxonomyLevelsGet (Ordered) Factors based on Soil Taxonomy Key position
SoilTaxonomy-packageSoilTaxonomy: A System of Soil Classification for Making and...
STSoil Taxonomy Hierarchy
ST_criteria_13thKeys to Soil Taxonomy Criteria (13th Edition)
ST_family_classesFamily-level Classes for Soil Taxonomy
ST_featuresEpipedons, Diagnostic Horizons, Characteristics and Features...
ST_formative_elementsFormative Elements used by Soil Taxonomy
ST_higher_taxa_codes_12thLetter Code Lookup Table for Position of Taxa within the Keys...
ST_higher_taxa_codes_13thLetter Code Lookup Table for Position of Taxa within the Keys...
ST_SMR_13thSoil Moisture Regimes used in the Keys to Soil Taxonomy (13th...
taxon_code_to_taxonConvert taxon code to taxon name
taxon_to_levelDetermine taxonomic level of specified taxa
taxon_to_taxon_codeConvert taxon name to taxon code
taxonTreeCreate a 'data.tree' Object from Taxon Names
WRB_4th_2022World Reference Base for Soil Resources (4th Edition, 2022)
SoilTaxonomy documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 6:24 p.m.