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Ozark-Ouachita: Pasture/Prairie
Area: 959,040 acres (388,110 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: This type circumscribes broad variation, but in the modern
landscape most representatives are grazed pastures. Common species are non-native and
grazing tolerant grasses and forbs such as Bermudagrass, tall fescue, annual ragweed, field
brome, purpletop tridens, sericea lespedeza, prairie broomweed, and sneezeweed. Less
heavily grazed areas may support grasslands with species such as little bluestem, big bluestem,
and yellow Indiangrass. Woody species such as post oak, black walnut, common persimmon,
winged elm, sumac species, and eastern redcedar may be components.
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