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Burned landscape invaded by cheatgrass

Detailed Description

This landscape in Rabbit Valley in Colorado was burned and then invaded by the exotic annual grass cheatgrass. A formerly diverse plant community was replaced by a sea of highly flammable grass. 

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Photo by Toby Maxwell, USGS

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