grasses
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The rare habitat is home to deep-rooting wild flowers and grasses like great burnet and devil's-bit scabious.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Because vegetation cannot grow naturally inside the dark cave, the burned plant remains offered especially strong evidence that people had intentionally carried grasses into the site.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some are shifting to Mediterranean plants, Bennellick said, "more grasses, more herbaceous perennials that can survive the drought conditions".
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Before it earned the moniker Chateau Chaparral, the property featured mostly concrete, invasive grasses and succulents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The waving stems scatter papery white moths, who go down again to hide in the dark grasses.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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