- Allelopathic: A plant that produces chemicals that kill off
surrounding plants as a defense mechanism. - Biome: A community
of living organisms in an ecological area. - Bunchgrass: A type
of grass that grows in clusters, it is characteristic of
shortgrass prairies, which are drier than tallgrass prairies.
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Blue Stem) is the quintessential
bunchgrass. - Cover crop: A species such as wheat, oats, or
annual rye that will kill many weeds while preventing erosion. -
Dessication: dehydrating, drying out - Diversity: Refers to the
number of different species present in a habitat. It is often an
indication of health because ecosystems with more species are
more stable. - Exotic: Same as non-native. Plants that evolved
somewhere else, usually Europe and Asia, and were brought to
North America. They are often thought of as bad, and many are
invasive, but many grow just fine here without dominating
habitats. - Forb: Wildflower - Glyphosate: Commonly used
herbicide in prairie restoration.