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Texas Blackland Prairies
Temperate grassland region of Texas, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Texas Blackland Prairies are a temperate grassland ecoregion located in Texas that runs roughly 300 miles (480 km) from the Red River in North Texas to San Antonio in the south. The prairie was named after its rich, dark soil.[3] Less than 1% of the original Blackland prairie vegetation remains, scattered across Texas in parcels.[4]
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Texas Blackland Prairies | |
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![]() Texas blackland prairies (area 32 on the map) | |
Ecology | |
Realm | Nearctic |
Biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
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Bird species | 216[2] |
Mammal species | 61[2] |
Geography | |
Area | 50,300 km2 (19,400 sq mi) |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Climate type | Humid subtropical (Cfa) |
Conservation | |
Habitat loss | 76.458%[2] |
Protected | 0.64%[2] |
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