cheatgrass
noun
cheat·grass
ˈchēt-ˌgras 
: an annual weedy Eurasian bromegrass (Bromus tectorum) naturalized in North America
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Logging can also leave behind more combustible species like cheatgrass, an opportunistic invasive that thrives in disturbed areas and is near-impossible to eradicate.
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Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
Lands with at least 15 percent cheatgrass are twice as likely to burn as those with a low abundance of the grass, and four times more likely to burn multiple times, according to researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Idaho, and University of Colorado.
—Kylie Mohr, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Setting up new parks to protect land, restoring forests, and eradicating invasive plants like cheatgrass also costs many billions of dollars a year, the report found.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
From building and maintaining trails to planting trees and removing dangerously flammable invasive species like cheatgrass, seasonal employees shoulder much of the work of maintaining the national forests.
—Nick Bowlin, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
Lands with at least 15 percent cheatgrass are twice as likely to burn as those with a low abundance of the grass, and four times more likely to burn multiple times, according to researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Idaho, and University of Colorado.
—Kylie Mohr, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Setting up new parks to protect land, restoring forests, and eradicating invasive plants like cheatgrass also costs many billions of dollars a year, the report found.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
From building and maintaining trails to planting trees and removing dangerously flammable invasive species like cheatgrass, seasonal employees shoulder much of the work of maintaining the national forests.
—Nick Bowlin, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Cheatgrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheatgrass. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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