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- adjective resembling the
grasses - noun Any
plant such as agrass ,sedge orrush
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Examples
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Mesic graminoid herbaceous communities and tall scrub communities are widespread throughout the region.
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Flanagan [54] found endotrophic Arbuscula-like mycorrhizae on all ten graminoid plants examined.
Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009
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The region is predominantly treeless and is vegetated primarily by mesic graminoid herbaceous communities.
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Because of poor soil drainage, wet graminoid herbaceous communities are the predominant vegetation cover, and numerous thaw lakes dot the region.
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Mesic graminoid herbaceous and low scrub communities occupy extensive areas.
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The highlands primarily sustain dwarf scrub vegetation and open spruce stands, though graminoid herbaceous communities occur in poorly drained areas.
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It is estimated that geese have destroyed 50% of the salt marsh graminoid sward of La Pérouse Bay since 1985.
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The wettest sites have black spruce, willow, or graminoid marsh cover.
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Forests dominated by spruce and hardwood species, tall scrub communities, and wet graminoid herbaceous communities are the predominant vegetation types.
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Soils are wet and the permafrost table is shallow, providing conditions for wet graminoid herbaceous communities, the predominant vegetation type.
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