sparse vegetation
Scattered plant cover
Sparse vegetation describes plant cover that is thin, scattered, or widely spaced, leaving much of the ground visible.
The phrase appears in geography, ecology, and land management to characterize areas where plants grow but don't form continuous cover: The hillside supported only sparse vegetation after the fire.
Deserts, tundra, and degraded land typically have sparse vegetation.
- aridityAbsence of moisture
- dust bowlErosion-ravaged drought zone
- xerophytesDrought-tolerant plant species
- desertsAbandons or barren lands
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
cracked earth · high desert · succulents · steppes · stunted · barren · thin soil · ephemerals · drought · bone dry · scrub · scattered · bunchgrass · dry · xeric · sun-bleached · rocky outcrops · tuft
- desert climatearid, aridity, dry heat, extreme heat, scorching heat
- tundraalpine tundra, Alaskan tundra, Siberian tundra, permafrost, permafrost layer
- Savanna Featuresgrasslands, dry season, wet season, scattered trees, African savannah
- steppegrassland, Pontic steppe, flat terrain, windswept plains, plain
- desert ecologysand dunes, dunes, sandy soils, wind erosion
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
sparse vegetationdense vegetation
Closely packed plant growth
lush vegetation · jungle · forest · overgrown · thicket
sparse vegetationlush greenery
Dense, thriving vegetation
verdant landscape · rainforest · tropical jungle · fertile land · verdant