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High Plains (United States), the Glossary

The High Plains are a subregion of the Great Plains, mainly in the Western United States, but also partly in the Midwest states of Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota, generally encompassing the western part of the Great Plains before the region reaches the Rocky Mountains.^[1]

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Regions of the Western United States

Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

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Alliance, Nebraska

Alliance is a city and the county seat of Box Butte County, in the western part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States.

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Altiplano

The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. High Plains (United States) and Altiplano are physiographic sections.

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Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo (Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County.

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Amphibole

Amphibole is a group of inosilicate minerals, forming prism or needlelike crystals, composed of double chain tetrahedra, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures.

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ASARCO

ASARCO (American Smelting and Refining Company) is a mining, smelting, and refining company based in Tucson, Arizona, which mines and processes primarily copper.

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Aurora, Colorado

Aurora is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States.

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Benkelman, Nebraska

Benkelman is a city in and the county seat of Dundy County, Nebraska, United States.

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Biome

A biome is a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, and animal life.

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Boise City, Oklahoma

Boise City is a city in and the county seat of Cimarron County, in the Panhandle of Oklahoma, United States.

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Browning, Montana

Browning is a former town and current unincorporated community in Glacier County, Montana, United States.

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Buffalo wallow

A buffalo wallow or bison wallow is a natural topographical depression in flat prairie land that holds rain water and runoff.

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Cattle

Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers.

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Chadron, Nebraska

Chadron is a city and the county seat of Dawes County, Nebraska, United States, in the Great Plains region.

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Chappell, Nebraska

Chappell is a city and county seat of Deuel County, Nebraska, United States.

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Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming, as well as the county seat of Laramie County, with 65,132 residents, per the 2020 census.

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Cimarron County, Oklahoma

Cimarron County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico.

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Colby, Kansas

Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

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Common sunflower

The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. High Plains (United States) and common sunflower are flora of the United States.

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Denver

Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Depopulation of the Great Plains

The depopulation of the Great Plains refers to the large-scale migration of people from rural areas of the Great Plains of the United States to more urban areas and to the east and west coasts during the 20th century. High Plains (United States) and depopulation of the Great Plains are Great Plains.

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Dodge City, Kansas

Dodge City is a city in and the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States.

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Dust storm

A dust storm, also called a sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions.

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Eastern Montana

Eastern Montana is a loosely defined region of Montana. High Plains (United States) and Eastern Montana are Great Plains and regions of Montana.

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Eastern New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico is a physiographic subregion within the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Eastern Plains

The Eastern Plains of Colorado refers to a region of the U.S. state of Colorado east of the Rocky Mountains and east of the population centers of the Front Range. High Plains (United States) and Eastern Plains are Great Plains and regions of Colorado.

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Farallon Plate

The Farallon Plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate.

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Fort Morgan, Colorado

Fort Morgan is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Morgan County, Colorado, United States.

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Garden City, Kansas

Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States.

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Garnet

Garnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.

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Geology (journal)

Geology is a peer-reviewed publication of the Geological Society of America (GSA).

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Gering, Nebraska

Gering is a city in and the county seat of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States, in the Panhandle region of the state.

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Goodland, Kansas

Goodland is a city in and the county seat of Sherman County, Kansas, United States.

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Grant, Nebraska

Grant is a city and county seat of Perkins County, Nebraska, United States.

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Great American Desert

The term Great American Desert was used in the 19th century to describe the part of North America east of the Rocky Mountains to approximately the 100th meridian. High Plains (United States) and Great American Desert are Great Plains.

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Great Plains

The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flatland in North America. High Plains (United States) and Great Plains are ecoregions of the United States and regions of the Western United States.

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Greeley, Colorado

Greeley is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, United States.

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Guymon, Oklahoma

Guymon is a city and county seat of Texas County, in the panhandle of Oklahoma, United States.

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Hays, Kansas

Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States.

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Hobbs, New Mexico

Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States.

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Imperial, Nebraska

Imperial is a city in Chase County, Nebraska, United States.

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Kansas

Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kimball, Nebraska

Kimball is a city in and county seat of Kimball County, Nebraska, United States.

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La Junta, Colorado

La Junta is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality of Otero County, Colorado, United States.

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Lamar, Colorado

Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Prowers County, Colorado.

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Las Vegas, New Mexico

Las Vegas, often known simply as Vegas, is a city in and the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.

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Liberal, Kansas

Liberal is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States.

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Limon, Colorado

Limon is a statutory town that is the most populous municipality in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.

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List of ecoregions in the United States (EPA)

This list of ecoregions in the United States provides an overview of United States ecoregions designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). High Plains (United States) and list of ecoregions in the United States (EPA) are ecoregions of the United States and Nearctic ecoregions.

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Llano Estacado

The Llano Estacado, sometimes translated into English as the Staked Plains, is a region in the Southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas. High Plains (United States) and Llano Estacado are Great Plains, regions of Texas and regions of the Western United States.

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Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.

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Mica

Micas are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into extremely thin elastic plates.

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Midland, Texas

Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Midland County with small portions extending into Martin County.

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Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau.

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Miles City, Montana

Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States.

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Natural gas

Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Nevin M. Fenneman

Nevin Melancthon Fenneman (26 December 1865 – 4 July 1945) was an American professor of geology, with a long career at the University of Cincinnati.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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North American Prairies Province

The North America Prairies is a large grassland floristic province within the North American Atlantic Region, a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom. High Plains (United States) and North American Prairies Province are Nearctic ecoregions.

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Odessa, Texas

Odessa is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Ector County with portions extending into Midland County.

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Ogallala Aquifer

The Ogallala Aquifer is a shallow water table aquifer surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. High Plains (United States) and Ogallala Aquifer are Great Plains and regions of the Western United States.

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Ogallala, Nebraska

Ogallala is a city in and the county seat of Keith County, Nebraska, United States.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Oklahoma panhandle

The Oklahoma Panhandle (formerly called No Man's Land, the Public Land Strip, the Neutral Strip, or Cimarron Territory) is a salient in the extreme northwestern region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. High Plains (United States) and Oklahoma panhandle are regions of Oklahoma.

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Opuntia

Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers.

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Pecos, Texas

Pecos is the largest city in and the county seat of Reeves County, Texas, United States.

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Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil, also referred to as simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.

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Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Pine Ridge (Lakota: wazíbló) is a census-designated place (CDP) and the most populous community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area.

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Porcupine, South Dakota

Porcupine (Lakota: pȟahíŋ siŋté; "porcupine tail") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States.

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Portales, New Mexico

Portales is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (often abbreviated PNAS or PNAS USA) is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journal.

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Ranch

A ranch (from rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep.

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. High Plains (United States) and Rocky Mountains are regions of the Western United States.

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Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell is a city in and the seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.

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Sabinoso Wilderness

The Sabinoso Wilderness is a area in San Miguel County, New Mexico.

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Sagebrush steppe

Sagebrush steppe is a type of shrub-steppe, a plant community characterized by the presence of shrubs, and usually dominated by sagebrush, any of several species in the genus Artemisia. High Plains (United States) and sagebrush steppe are ecoregions of the United States.

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Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Santa Rosa is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States.

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Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Scottsbluff is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States, in the Great Plains region.

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Shortgrass prairie

The shortgrass prairie is an ecosystem located in the Great Plains of North America.

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Shrubland

Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes.

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Sidney, Nebraska

Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States.

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South Dakota

South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.

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Steppe

In physical geography, a steppe is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed forests except near rivers and lakes.

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Sterling, Colorado

Sterling is a home rule municipality and the county seat and most populous municipality of Logan County, Colorado, United States.

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Subduction

Subduction is a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.

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Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Texas High Plains AVA

The Texas High Plains AVA is an American Viticultural Area located on the Llano Estacado region of Texas.

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Texas panhandle

The Texas panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. High Plains (United States) and Texas panhandle are regions of Texas.

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Tibetan Plateau

The Tibetan Plateau, also known as Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and Qing–Zang Plateau, is a vast elevated plateau located at the intersection of Central, South, and East Asia covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, most of Qinghai, western half of Sichuan, Southern Gansu provinces in Western China, southern Xinjiang, Bhutan, the Indian regions of Ladakh and Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) as well as Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, northwestern Nepal, eastern Tajikistan and southern Kyrgyzstan.

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Tucumcari, New Mexico

Tucumcari is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States.

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Ulysses, Kansas

Ulysses (pronounced) is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States.

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Vaughn, New Mexico

Vaughn is a town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States.

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West Texas

West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio. High Plains (United States) and west Texas are regions of Texas.

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Western short grasslands

The Western short grasslands is a temperate grassland ecoregion of the United States. High Plains (United States) and Western short grasslands are ecoregions of the United States, flora of the United States, grasslands of the North American Great Plains and Nearctic ecoregions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Plains_(United_States)

Also known as Colorado High Plains, High Plains (ecoregion), Western High Plains (ecoregion).

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See also

Ecoregions of Kansas

Ecoregions of Nebraska

Ecoregions of South Dakota

Grasslands of the North American Great Plains

Regions of Colorado

Regions of Montana

Regions of North Dakota

Regions of Oklahoma

Regions of Texas

Regions of Wyoming

Regions of the Western United States

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