shortgrass prairie
Low-growth rangeland ecosystem
Shortgrass prairie is grassland dominated by low-growing grasses adapted to semi-arid conditions, found primarily in the western Great Plains of North America.
Buffalo grass and blue grama are characteristic species, typically growing less than a foot tall.
These prairies historically supported vast bison herds and remain important for cattle ranching: The shortgrass prairie stretched to the horizon.
- blue gramaNative shortgrass species
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- meadowlarkGround-nesting prairie songbird
- burrowing owlSubterranean-dwelling small raptor
High Plains · open range · western frontier · wagon ruts · ecosystem · semi-arid · drought resistance · horned lizard · wind erosion · soil conservation · kangaroo rat · Dust Bowl · Kansas · evapotranspiration · yucca · bison · biodiversity · antelope
- grasslandsgrassland, steppe, savanna, pampas, veld
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- High Plainsgrassland, wheat fields, wheat farming, grain elevators, cattle ranching
- Midwest natureGreat Lakes, Great Plains, bison, white-tailed deer, Mississippi River
- Plains Landscapesplains, prairies, grasslands, grassland, flatland
- prairietallgrass, bison, native grasses, shortgrass, native grassland
shortgrass prairietallgrass prairie
Ecosystem of towering native grasses
shortgrass prairieforest
Tree-dense ecosystem
woodland · rainforest · boreal forest · temperate forest · deciduous forest
shortgrass prairiewetland
Waterlogged land ecosystem
rainforest · swamp · bog · fen · water meadow