Big Squirreltail Evolves to Fight Off Fiery, Invasive Cheatgrass
Big squirrel tail, left, not to be confused with Big squirreltail, right. Photos via Tomi Tapio and Matt Lavin Nicknaming plants. Now there’s a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called “cheatgrass,” is being fought off by a native grass, called “big squirreltail.” The battle is playing out in a desert area between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada and Cascades ranges. Big squirreltail has been evolving to keep cheatgrass from destroying … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Big Squirreltail Evolves to Fight Off Fiery, Invasive Cheatgrass
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