shortgrass
Noun
Meaning
any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
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short-grass
moor
heath
prairie
meadow
field
grass
sod
plain
pasture
steppe
turf
savanna
lawn
grassland
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On shortgrass pasture, bison predominately consume warm-season grasses. citation On mixed prairie, cool-season grasses, including some sedges, apparently compose 79–96% of their diet.
The prairie (especially the shortgrass and mixed prairie) is an example of a steppe, though it is not usually called such.