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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. ecology
  3. plant ecology
  4. vegetation structure
  5. plant strata
  6. ground vegetation
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. ecology
  3. plant ecology
  4. vegetation structure
  5. plant strata
  6. ground vegetation

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ground vegetation

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  • Use for the lowest vegetation strata, including low-growing shrubs, herbaceous plants and grasses, that grow close to the ground and provide a protective vegetative cover for the soil; for the percentage of the ground covered by the natural spread of the foliage of plants USE vegetation cover; for those plants that typically creep and grow close to the ground and are used for soil conservation or as ornamentals on banks, hills and riparian areas USE ground cover plants.

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/43893

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