interspersion

noun

in·​ter·​spersion ˌintərˈspər|zhən 

təˈspə̄|, 

-pəi| British usually & US sometimes shən

plural -s

: the act or fact of interspersing or state of being interspersed: such as

a

: the intermingling of kinds of organisms (as species) within an ecological community

b

: the state or degree of intermingling of one kind of organism with others

certain forbs show a high level of interspersion in grasslands

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