Grasslands: Temperate Seas of Grasses

Characteristics

•Hot summers•Cold winters

•Moderate amounts of rain•Nutrient-rich soil

•Few trees•North America’s rarest biome

•“Breadbasket”

Tallgrass Prairies

Shortgrass Prairies

Location

Flora

Cottonwoods

Buffalo GrassBlue Grama

Sunflowers

Asters

Goldenrods

Fauna

Predators

GrazersSmallerAnimals

Threats & Human Influences

•Turned into farms

•Turned into grazing land