- Prairie - Wikipedia
Prairie (pronounced) is the French word for "meadow", formed ultimately from the Latin root word pratum (which has the same meaning) [5] Formation Tallgrass prairie flora (Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie) The formation of the Canadian Prairies started with the uplift of the Rocky Mountains near Alberta The
- Prairie | Flora, Fauna Ecology | Britannica
prairie, level or rolling grassland, especially that found in central North America Decreasing amounts of rainfall, from 100 cm (about 40 inches) at the forested eastern edge to less than 30 cm (about 12 inches) at the desertlike western edge, affect the species composition of the prairie grassland The vegetation is composed primarily of perennial grasses, with many species of flowering
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