Bunch grass
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Any grass of the Poaceae family that grows in clumps or tufts may be called bunch grass. As perennial plants, they live more than one season. With long roots that may reach two metres into the soil, bunch grasses can find water where other plants wither.
In many parts of North America native bunch grasses once dominated the understory. For example, large amounts of California oak woodland had a forest floor of bunch grass. Bunch grasses are sometimes found on serpentine soils, and can host communities of rare plants.
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- santacruzsentinel.com Perennial bunch grass once dominated the landscape
