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biodiversity in Tallgrass prairie area. As its name suggests, the most obvious features of the tallgrass prairie are tall grasses, such as indiangrass (Sorghastrum...

shortgrass prairie is an ecosystem located in the Great Plains of North America. The two most dominant grasses in the shortgrass prairie are blue grama...

the easternmost tallgrass prairie, the westernmost shortgrass prairie, and the central mixed-grass prairie. Tallgrass prairies receive over 30 inches of...

A mixed-grass prairie is an ecotone located between the tallgrass prairies and shortgrass prairies. The mixed-grass prairie is richer in botanical diversity...

Black-tailed prairie dogs inhabit grasslands, including short- and mixed-grass prairie, sagebrush steppe, and desert grasslands. Shortgrass prairies dominated...

reservation is part of the mixed grass prairie, an ecological transition zone between the short-grass and tall-grass prairies; all are part of the Great Plains...

regions and mid grasses are in lowlands. Porcupine grass, needlegrass, western wheatgrass and prairie June grass are the predominant grasses, while the lead...

eroded buttes and pinnacles, along with the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. The National Park Service manages the park, with...

(Sciuridae). Prairie dogs are considered a keystone species, with their mounds often being used by other species. Their mound-building encourages grass development...

across the oak savanna and tall grass prairie ecosystem. A steamboat captain recalled seeing great flocks of prairie chickens at Bird's Point in 1840...

in prairie, steppe, and grassland. They are the western part of the Interior Plains, which include the mixed grass prairie, the tallgrass prairie between...

prairies. As perennial plants, most species live more than one season. Tussock grasses are often found as forage in pastures and ornamental grasses in...

Grassland types by Laycock (1979): Tallgrass (true) prairie Shortgrass prairie Mixed-grass prairie Shrub steppe Annual grassland Desert (arid) grassland...

The Sandhills, often written Sand Hills, is a region of mixed-grass prairie on grass-stabilized sand dunes in north-central Nebraska, covering just over...

birds rely on the (now diminishing) tallgrass prairies, mixed grass prairies, and moister fescue prairies of northern United States and southern Canada...

buffalograss or buffalo grass, is a North American prairie grass native to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It is a short grass found mainly on the...

main grassland types occur in the Canadian prairies: tallgrass prairie, mixed grass prairie, and fescue prairie (or using the WWF terminology, northern tall...

heterolepis, commonly known as prairie dropseed, is a species of prairie grass native to the tallgrass and mixed grass prairies of central North America from...

latitude create a variety of habitats including short grass, mixed grass, and tall-grass prairies, and riparian ecosystems. The Great Plains extend from...

wander into subdivisions or onto highways. Tall Grass Prairie Mixed Grass Prairie Short Grass Prairie Pacific Bunchgrass Annual Grasslands Sagebrush Steppe...