Grassland+Facts

​​ Monerans Single celled organism, with no nucleus

//Psuedomonas aeruginose//

Bacilla shaped

Found in soil, water,skinflora,and most man-made environments. Colonizes in artifical and natural environments. It can survive in a normal atmosphere and in atmospheres with little oxygen.

//Psuedomonas aeruginose

Monerans

Rhizobia//

Spirrillus shaped

//Rhizobia// are germs that are found mostly in the roots of plants. Researsch is conducted in clovers, alfalfa, beans, and soy.

//Rhizobia//

__ **Kingdom Protista ** __ Has a nucleus and organells, most single-celled organisms

**__ Protozans __**

​ Animal like no cell-walls, no chlorphyll

// Colpoda steninii //

Often found in moist soil. Frequently found in desiccated samples of soil and vegetation as well in temporary natural pools such as treeholes. Also in the intestines of various animals.



Algae Algae is numerous groups of chloryphyll, containing mostly aquatic organisms from microscopic single-celled organisms to big kelp.

Blue-Green algae ​  Blue-Green algae lives in sub-tropical grassland areas.They live in very rich, nutrient soil . 



​ Kingdom Fungi Multi-cellular, no chlorphyll obsorbs nutrients


 * __ Ascomycota __**
 * cup shaped**

//Helvella Crispa//

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomycetes Order: Pezizales Family: Helvellaceae Genus: Helvellva Species: H.Crispa Common name: White saddle

Helvellva Crispa live in grass, humid hardwood, pathways, and meadows.



__
 * Zygomycota** __
 * Threadlike, spore at the end of filament.**

//Phycomyces blakesleeanus//

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Zygomycota Class: Zygomycetes Order: Mucorales Family: Mucoraceae Genus: //Phycomyces// Species: //P. blakesleeanus// Common name: Pin needles

They are found by stumps of trees, and at the stem of the plant.

__Basidiomycota__
 * A large subdivision of kingdom fungi.**

//Coprinus plicatilis//

Kingome: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricornycetes Order: Agari Family: Agariceae Genus: //Coprinus// Species: //plicatilis// Common name: Pleated inc cap

Very common inhabitant of grasslands from spring to late autumn.



__Asomycota__
 * A phylum of fungi characterized by its saclike structure.**

//Verpa Conica//

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Asocomycetes ​Order: Pezizales Family: Morchellaceae Genus: //Verpa// Species: //conica// Common name: Thimble Morel

Uncommon species, wich lives on grasslands with lots of lime and calcium.



Kingdom Plantae  multicelled, cell walls with chlorophyll 


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Definitions **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Magnoliopsida: **Vascular plant in a class of flowering plants in the devesion magnoliophyta. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Liliopsida: ** A plant that is a class in the decesion magnoliophyta. Characterized generally by a single cotyledon, parall vined leaves. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lycopodiophyta: ** Vascular plant in the Division of the plantae dingdom plantae consisting of organisms commonly called clubmoss or quillworts. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rosopsida: ** A botanical name for a group of flowering plants recognised at the rank of class. ​
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Cycadopsida: ** Class of subdivision fo plants comprising palm live gymnosperms.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;">Rosopsida __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lupinus argentenus <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

Kingdom:Plantae Phylum:Magnoliophyta Class:Rosopsida Order:Fables Family:Fabaceae Gunus:// Lipinus // Species:// argentenus // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Common Name: __**Dwarf Juniper

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> A widespread lupine in the western U.S.A. and Southwestern Canada. Habitats include high plains grasslands, scrublands and certain montane forests. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Cycadopsida __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Cycas armstrongii //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

Kingdom:Plantae Phylum:Pinophyta Class:Cycadopsida Order:Cycadales Family:Cycadaceae Gunus:// Cycas // Species:// Armstrongii // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Common Name: __** Fire Fern

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Native to Australia. Mainly in northwest of Australia in open grassy locations. The Fire Fern is also extremely fire tolerant. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Lycopodiophyta __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Huperiza selago //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Common Name: __**Fir clubmoss

Kingdom:Plantae Phylum:Lycopodiophyta Class:Lycopodiopsida Order:lycopodiales Family:Huperziaceae Gunus:// Huperiza // Species:// selago // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Huperiza selago //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> is a common inhabit in rocky or grassy places. Located pretty much thought Canada and in Central America. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Mangnolipsida __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">

Asclepias curassavica <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Common Name: __**Mildweed

Kingdom:Plantae Phylum:Magnoliphyta Class:Magnolipsida Order:Gentianales Family:Asclepiadaceae Gunus:// Asclepias // Species:// curassavicaAll // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">It was an all purpose remedy used by Native Americans. Omaha Indians used the root as a slave to heal wounds. The women made a tea out of it to help prevent pregnancy. Scientist’s don’t believe that it helped. But it can heal wounds. It is a native plant of South American grasslands. It can also be found in northern America and Central Africa. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Magnolipsida __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Erigeron philadelphicus //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Common Name: __**Fleabane

Kingdom:Plantae Phylum:Mangoliphyta Class:Magnolipsida Order:Asterales Family:Asteraceae Gunus:Erigon Species:philadelphicus <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Blumes from April thought June in North American parries Grows in clusters. It can be found all over Canada and the United States growing in meadows along streams, roads, and ditches. When you burn Fleabane it turns into an oily smoke that repels insects. Tannins in fleabane protect cuts from infection and skin tissue healing. Also the weed is used for sore throats. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Liliopsida __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Andropogon Gerardii //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Common Name: __**Big Bleustem Grass

Kingdom:Plantae Phylum:Magnoliphyta Class:Liliopsida Order:Poales Family:Poaceae Gunus:// Andropogon // Species:// gerardii // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;">Lives in North American parries and grows in dense stands. This Keeps other grassed from getting any sunlight and growing. As a result u will find large patches of just this plant growing

=<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;">Anamalia =

Multi celled and digests food inside body
Arthropoda:is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton. Mammalia: any various warm-blooded vertebrate characterized by covering hair and skin and female having lie birth. reptilla: cold ed vertebrates
 * __Definitions:__**.

= Phylum = Groups classes of organisms that have the same body plans.

Plains Zebra Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum:Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Equidae Genus: //__Equus__// Species: //__Equus zebra__//

Plain zebras live in grasslands, savvanas, woodlands, thorny scrublands, coastal hills, and mountains.



Cheetah Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: //__Acinyx__// Species: //__A. jubatus__//



Girraffe Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: //Giraffidae Genus: Giraffa// Species: //G. camelopardalis//

Giraffes live in inhabit savvanas, grasslands,or open woodlands



Labidomera clivicollis Common Name: Milkweed Leaf Beetle Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Anthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Chrysomelidae Genus: Labidomera Species: clivicolla

These beetles are found in meadows, roadsides, and wetlands like a swamp.

Papilio polyxenes

Common Name: Black Swallowtail

Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Anthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Genus: Papilio Species: P. polyxenes

These butterflies are mostly found in Oklahoma.

Pantherophis gloydi

Common Name: Eastern Fox Snake Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Pantherophis Species: P. gloydi This snake is mostly found by Lake Erie and Lake Huron. They live in Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario.

//Dannis Plexippus//

Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Arthropoda Class:Insecta Order:Lepidoptera Family:Nymphalidae Genus://Dannis// Species://Plexippus//

The Monarch Butterfly is located in southern Canada and South America. It can be found in praries and meadows. In winters it settles in conifer groves.



//Thamnophis butreri//

Common name: Butler garter snake

Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Reptilla Order:Spuamata Family:Serpentes Genus://Thamnophis// Species://Butereri//

The Butler garter snake is located in grassy opeancanopy areas such as meadows praries, and savannah grasslands.



//Araneus marmoreus//

Common name: Matbel Orb Weaver

Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Arthropda Class:arachnida Order:Araneae Family:Araneidae Genus://Araneus// Species://marmoreus//

The Marble Orb Weaver is located in opean lands including praries and grassy aeras.



//Cynomys ludovicianus//

Common name: Prarie Dog

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: //Cynomys// Species: //ludovicianus//

Prarie Dogs can be found from Canada to Northern Mexico in Praries. They mainly live in short grass praries because in long grass praries they cant see predators coming.



//Vulpes corsac//

Steppe Fox

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum:Chordat Class:Mammalia Order:Carnivora Family:Canidae Genus://Vulpes// Species://Corsac//

The Corsac Foxes like tolive in burrows in steppes and semideserts. Thi fox is found throughout the southeast area of the former USSR and a large area of centras Asia.



//Panthera leo//

Common name:Lion

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Carnivora Family:Felidae Genus://Panthera// Species://leo//

Lions live in Africa south of the sahara and small area in asia. They are the only cats who travle in groups called prides. Ten to twenty may live in a pride.



//Misumena vatia//

Golden Rod Crab Spider kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Arthropoda class:Arachnida Order:Araneae Family:Thomisida genus://Misumena// species://vita//

In North America it is the best known flower spider they are commonly found in a flower called golden because it attracts a large number of insects



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