cheatgrass
noun
cheat·grass
ˈchēt-ˌgras 
: an annual weedy Eurasian bromegrass (Bromus tectorum) naturalized in North America
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After a fire, cheatgrass sprouts quickly, hoarding the small amount of water available in the desert soil and preventing slower-growing native plants from getting the hydration needed to sprout.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
For some plants, including nonnative grasses like cheatgrass, abnormal amounts of winter moisture can spur extra growth — creating more fuel, and fire potential, late in the summer.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 24 May 2023
Haaland also visited the US Geological Survey in Boise, where scientists are working to better understand the sagebrush steppe in the US West that has been plagued with giant wildfires in recent decades as invasive species, notably cheatgrass, have moved in.
—Keith Ridler, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
Heat alone is enough to ignite cheatgrass.
—Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
And then there are the wildfires, fueled by the invasive cheatgrass that takes hold in sagebrush’s absence.
—Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
The warmed plots, by contrast, are red squares of flat, cracked dirt with a few dead sprigs of invasive cheatgrass.
—Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
Nonnative invasive species like cheatgrass quickly spread across hillsides no longer blanketed for months in snow.
—Noah Davis, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2022
Straying may break up biologically active soil, creating room for cheatgrass to invade.
—Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
For some plants, including nonnative grasses like cheatgrass, abnormal amounts of winter moisture can spur extra growth — creating more fuel, and fire potential, late in the summer.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 24 May 2023
Haaland also visited the US Geological Survey in Boise, where scientists are working to better understand the sagebrush steppe in the US West that has been plagued with giant wildfires in recent decades as invasive species, notably cheatgrass, have moved in.
—Keith Ridler, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
Heat alone is enough to ignite cheatgrass.
—Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
And then there are the wildfires, fueled by the invasive cheatgrass that takes hold in sagebrush’s absence.
—Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
The warmed plots, by contrast, are red squares of flat, cracked dirt with a few dead sprigs of invasive cheatgrass.
—Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
Nonnative invasive species like cheatgrass quickly spread across hillsides no longer blanketed for months in snow.
—Noah Davis, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2022
Straying may break up biologically active soil, creating room for cheatgrass to invade.
—Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
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“Cheatgrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheatgrass. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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