wiregrass
Coarse Southern grass
Wiregrass refers to several coarse grasses with tough, wiry stems, particularly species native to the southeastern United States.
The term also names a region of southern Georgia and adjacent Alabama and Florida where these grasses predominate: He grew up in the wiregrass country of south Georgia.
The grasses are fire-adapted and important to longleaf pine ecosystems.
Grasslike wetland plant
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- perennialRecurring each year
- bunchgrassGrass growing in clumps
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
savanna · grassland · fire-adapted · groundcover · monocotyledon · foliage · tussock · blade
Name shared by country and state
Feeding on pasture
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
- rangeExtent of variation
ranch · herd · forage · paddock · rangeland · browsing · stockyard · dryland
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- nativeOriginating from a place
restoration · southeastern · endemic · groundcover · understory · regeneration
Able to endure difficulty
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- fire-resistantSlow to catch flame
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- enduringPersisting through time
rugged · survivor · regrowth · deep-rooted · persistent · adapted · tough · vigorous
sedge
Grasslike wetland plant
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- perennialRecurring each year
- bunchgrassGrass growing in clumps
prairie · savanna · grassland · fire-adapted · groundcover · monocotyledon · foliage · tussock · blade · stem
Georgia
Name shared by country and state
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- AlabamaDeep South state
- flatwoodsLow-lying pine forest region
sandhills · panhandle · rural · backcountry
grazing
Feeding on pasture
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
range · ranch · herd · forage · paddock · rangeland · browsing · stockyard · dryland · overgrazed
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
native · restoration · southeastern · endemic · groundcover · understory · regeneration
hardy
Able to endure difficulty
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- fire-resistantSlow to catch flame
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
enduring · rugged · survivor · regrowth · deep-rooted · persistent · adapted · tough · vigorous · regenerative
wiregrasssoft grass
bluegrass · bentgrass · Kentucky bluegrass · fescue · buffalo grass
grass, wire, wired, wiring, wiry, rewire, rewiring, rewired, rewires