any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
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shortgrass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | short-grass |
| Type of | grass |
Examples of shortgrass
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It is an area 30 miles long and 10 miles wide of shortgrass and sandsage prairie.
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The shortgrass prairie steppe is the westernmost part of the Great Plains region.
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On shortgrass pasture, bison predominately consume warm season grasses.
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Grassland birds, like mountain plovers, require shortgrass prairie, and that's disappearing rapidly.
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It's the defining species of the shortgrass steppe ecosystem.
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Tatters and shards of Greensburg flew for miles across the shortgrass and sage and yucca outside town on Friday night.
From the kansas.com
The implications of climate change could affect more than just blue grama and the shortgrass prairie, Detling said.
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The southeastern area lies in the rain shadow of the Ngorongoro highlands and is composed of shortgrass treeless plains with abundant small dicots.
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A variety of nature trails and diverse habitats are found within the park, including salt marsh and a restored area of shortgrass prairie that was once widespread on the Hempstead Plains.
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- Any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
