tallgrass
Prairie plant type
Tallgrass refers to prairie grasses that grow several feet high, particularly the species native to the North American Great Plains before widespread agriculture.
The tallgrass prairie once covered vast stretches of the Midwest, now largely converted to farmland.
As a modifier, it describes this ecosystem: tallgrass prairie, tallgrass restoration.
The term distinguishes these species from shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies found in drier regions.
Grassy field for grazing
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- fieldArea of specialty
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
veldt · pampas · moorland · range · countryside · rural · horizon · rolling hills
Perennial prairie grass
- switchgrassNative prairie grass species
- buffalograssNative prairie turf species
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
- root systemUnderground plant structure
perennial · bison · prescribed burn · sod · restoration · remnant
Perennial prairie grass
- switchgrassNative prairie grass species
- cordgrassSalt-tolerant marsh vegetation
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
- fescueFine-bladed pasture grass
grama · wheatgrass · wildflowers · seed head · culm · rhizome · flowering · pollination
Guarding against harm
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- restorationReturning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
reserve · sanctuary · conservancy · threatened · buffer zones · corridors · land trust · reintroduction
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
steppe · veldt · pampas · moorland · range · countryside · rural · horizon · rolling hills · open land
bluestem
Perennial prairie grass
- switchgrassNative prairie grass species
- buffalograssNative prairie turf species
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
root system · perennial · bison · prescribed burn · sod · restoration · remnant
bluestem
Perennial prairie grass
- switchgrassNative prairie grass species
- cordgrassSalt-tolerant marsh vegetation
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
fescue · grama · wheatgrass · wildflowers · seed head · culm · rhizome · flowering · pollination · deep roots
protection
Guarding against harm
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- restorationReturning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
stewardship · reserve · sanctuary · conservancy · threatened · buffer zones · corridors · land trust · reintroduction · native planting
biodiversity
Range of life forms
fauna · pollinators · birds · insects · mammals · reptiles · niches · food web · endemic · adaptation
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- frontier lifehomesteaders, farmer, homesteading, shepherd, pioneer women
- prairie thingsprairie, shortgrass, tumbleweeds, dust devils, open range
- Midwest natureGreat Lakes, Great Plains, bison, white-tailed deer, prairie potholes
- Plains Landscapesplains, prairies, grasslands, flatland, rolling hills
- prairieprairie dog, prairie dogs, prairie chicken, prairie chickens, prairie fires
tallgrassshortgrass
Low-growing prairie vegetation
buffalo grass · blue grama · sod · short grass · lawn grass
- tallgrass prairieEcosystem of towering native grasses
tall, grass, grassy, grasses, grassland, taller, tallest, tallness, grassroots