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​ Grassland or Savanna or Prairie or Plain! Grassland, One quarter of the earth is it! Grasslands are on every continent except Antarctica! Grasslands also make up most of Asia and Africa.

__ CLIMATE- __ The climate is very strange. It goes through different climates all the time. It can be warm for one hour and then it could be freezing cold in another hour. It barley rains in the grassland the average rainfall is 10 to 20 inches. The average temperature is 68 degrees to -30 degrees.

PLANTS! Grass or Steppe grass- This special grass can survive in the winter because its roots. The roots grow underground so far that it can find water and that helps them grow!

Spider wort- Spider wort is one of the few flowers that grow in the grassland. It can almost survive in any type of weather.

Blue Gramma grass- Gramma grass is not actually blue. It is a mixture of brown and green. It is found in grasslands 75% to 90% of the time. It can grow to 18 inches tall.

Milkweed- Milkweed is red and grows in the spring season of the grassland. The milkweed has a poisonous sap. That's how it gets its name. Milk is what the poisonous sap is called. The milkweed has 5 inside petals that curve down. (they are the green looking leaves in the picture)

Buffalo Grass- Is a grass that looks like a weed but is really a healthy plant. Buffalo grass can grow without water because i is used to living in a dessert. Example: Camels store their water in their back well buffalo grass stores its water in its leaves and roots.

Purple Coneflower- The coneflower can grow to be 2 to 3 feet tall. It is used as a helpful medicine. Scientists have discovered a anti-bacterial property that helps the plant grow without a lot of water.

Fleabane- Fleabane looks like a daisy but is not even related to daisy's. They can grow to be 4 to 30 inches high. The white tailed deer likes to eat the fleabane so when there are no fleabane the white tailed deer will die. Stinging Nettle- Stinging nettle looks like a hairy weed with weird looking flowers but it is very dangerous. If you touch the plant with bare hands you will get a terrible and aching sting. (hints the name)

Big Bluestem Grass- Bluestem grass can grow to 3 to 10 feet tall! It can bloom through June to September.

Indian Grass- Indian grass usually grows in May and goes to seed in July and August. They have white hairs, which makes it look silver and gold in the sunlight. the blades are 1/2 inch wide, and 5 to 12 inches long

__ **ANIMALS-** __ Prong Horn

Prairie dog

Coyote

Cheetah

Bumble Bee

Bobcat

Badger

Bison

Bald Eagle

Swift fox

These animals can survive by being Secondary consumers.(They survive by eating other animals)


 * __Humans__ -** Humans have helped grasslands in many ways. They look at the plants and figure out what the plant needs. For Example: Say the blue tall grass was loosing leaves scientists look at the plant and they make an concoction that helps the plant grow back leaves. I would say that if there was one thing that humans could do would be to bring water to the grasslands. Like we could all get together and make a pond or something in the grasslands something to help the plants grow.

In our Food Chain the Prairie dog eats the spider wort and the cheetah or pronghorn eats the prairie dog.

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Created By- Sophia Ferrara. Austin Laws.