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Central Mixedgrass: Sandy Prairie/Pasture
Area: 349,321 acres (141,365 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: In the modern landscape, this type is mainly represented by
grazed pastures with species such as cheatgrass, western ragweed, sand dropseed, field
brome, King Ranch bluestem, and Bermudagrass common. Areas with less grazing pressure
have species such as little bluestem, sideoats grama, silver bluestem, blue grama, and big
bluestem. Other common species include snake broomweed, prairie broom weed, white
sagebrush, and soapweed yucca. Eastern redcedar, honey mesquite (within range), sand
sagebrush, and Chickasaw plum may be present.
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