Prairie Grasses - Postcard From Texas

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Postcard From Texas: Prairie Grasses
With over 570 species, subspecies, and varieties of grasses, Texas leads the United States in numbers of grasses. The grasslands of Texas comprise seven geographic regions: (1) the Blackland Prairies (including the Grand, San Antonio, and Fayette), (2) the Coastal Prairie (including the Sand Plain), (3) the Rolling Plains (including the Rolling Red Prairie), (4) the Edwards Plateau, (5) the High Plains, (6) the South Texas Plains, and (7) the Trans-Pecos.
David D. Diamond, "GRASSLANDS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/gqg01). Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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