speargrass
Sharp-seeded wild grass
Speargrass is a common name for various grasses with sharp, pointed seeds or leaves that can pierce skin or clothing.
In North America, it typically refers to species of *Stipa* or needle grass, whose seeds have a sharp tip and spiral awn that helps them drill into soil—or painfully into socks and animal fur.
In New Zealand and Australia, speargrass often denotes spiny-leaved plants of the genus *Aciphylla*.
Watch out for speargrass on the trail.
Open grassy flatland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
rangeland · veldt · pampas · tussock · dryland · arid · semi-arid · bunchgrass
Spiny or irritable
- pointedTapering to a tip
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- thornyHaving sharp protrusions
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
piercing · bristly · spiny · stinging · serrated · jagged · scratchy · penetrating
Apt to cause harm
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- woundsBodily tissue damage
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
embedded · painful · veterinary · removal · infection · inflammation
Feeding on pasture
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
paddock · pastureland · herding · range · fodder · forage · stockyard · fencing
Not indigenous to a place
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- spreadTo distribute widely
- colonizerOne who occupies foreign land
- displacementRemoval from usual location
outcompete · proliferation · infestation · introduced · naturalized · aggressive · monoculture · dominance
prairie
Open grassy flatland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
pasture · rangeland · veldt · pampas · tussock · dryland · arid · semi-arid · bunchgrass · perennial
prickly
Spiny or irritable
needle-like · piercing · bristly · spiny · stinging · serrated · jagged · scratchy · penetrating · puncturing
dangerous
Apt to cause harm
irritation · embedded · painful · veterinary · removal · infection · inflammation
grazing
Feeding on pasture
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
ranching · paddock · pastureland · herding · range · fodder · forage · stockyard · fencing
nonnative
Not indigenous to a place
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- spreadTo distribute widely
- colonizerOne who occupies foreign land
displacement · outcompete · proliferation · infestation · introduced · naturalized · aggressive · monoculture · dominance · eradication
habitat
Organism's natural environment
wildebeest · nesting · shelter · birds · rodents · insects · cover · biodiversity
speargrasssoft grass
bentgrass · cotton grass · moss · bluegrass · buffalo grass
speargrassryegrass
Hardy turf species
clover · alfalfa · orchardgrass · bermudagrass · lawn grass
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