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(Dodecatheon meadia) - grows in dry soil

(Spartina pectinata) - thrives where few other plants can survive

(Silphium integrifolium) - can survive significant degradation

(Stipa spartea) - tolerant of extreme summer heat and drought

(Silphium lactiniatum) - leaves point from a north to south direction to avoid the direct rays of the midday sun

(Sorghastrum nutans) - fire increases growth and productivity

(Andropogon scoparius) - adapted to soils from sandy to clay-like in texture

(Aster novae-angilae) - thrives in dry soil

(Andropogon gerardi) - grows in dense sands

(Rudbeckia hirta) - survives in dry soils

(Cynomys) - uses borrows to avoid predators

(Mephitis mephitis) - spray repels most predators

(Procyon lotor) - can climb trees to get away from predators

(Tympanuchus cupido) - males have air sacks and eyelashes attract mates

(Lampropeltis calligaster) - slender shape helps them to move through the grass without being heard

(Canis latrans) - will eat almost anything

(Taxidea taxus) - construct long-lasting tunnels

(Bison bison) - adapted to eat grass

(Lynx rufus) - long tufts of hair at the tips of ears to improve hearing

(Schistocerca Americana) - can hop, walk, and fly