1. Grasslands

3. Grasslands Facts There are three types of grasslands: Tall grasslands have very tall grass, up to 5 feet tall, and they get almost 30 inches of rain a year. Mixed grasslands have grasses that grow around 2-3 feet high, and get around 15-25 inches of rain in a year. Short grasslands have very short grass and only receives 10 inches of rain each year. This grassland is almost considered a desert.

4. Where are grasslands found? Central North America Coastal/Central South America Africa Coastal Australia India Central Europe

5. Where are grasslands found?

6. Major Producers in Grasslands Asters Blazing StarsGoldenrods

7. Facts about the Producers Of every six plants found in pristine South African Grasslands only one is a grass. There are more than 100 common plant species in the Mpumalanga grasslands alone. More than 50% of the plants listed as threatened in the former Transvaal and 43% in KwaZulu-Natal are located in the moist areas of Grasslands.

8. Major Consumers in Grasslands

9. Facts about the Consumers

10. Basic Food Chain

11. Basic Food Web

12. Major Natural Recourses

13. Environmental Concerns

14. Endangered Animal

16. Endangered Plants

18. References