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forbs (noun): Refers to herbaceous flowering plants that are not grasses. They are typically found in meadows and other open areas
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- plural of forb
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It occurs in vegetation dominated by grasses and forbs.
Forbs were the major plant food of the chicks.
They are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.
Forbs were much more common than grasses.
The communities were dominated by perennial grasses and forbs.
Perennial forbs made up the remainder of the potential.
This is the primary means of controlling undesirable forbs.
Grasses and forbs under sparse clumps of spruce trees.
These areas are typically dominated by grasses and forbs.
Common forbs and shrubs are prairie smoke and shrubby cinquefoil.
The ground layer comprises on open cover of sedges and forbs.
Perennial forbs are an important component of the plains rough fescue grasslands.
They have been observed to prefer grasses over forbs throughout the year.
Forbs and tall grass tend to be hayed more than eaten directly.
Through the spring and summer they feed on insects and forbs.
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Several ephemeral forbs grow among the couch following rain or minor flooding.
Diets also changed from winter to spring particularly in the relative contribution of forbs.
Forbs can also be important in some areas Reynolds et al.
Other islets are mostly bare rock with small areas of lush grass and forbs.
Forbs and insects are dietary requirements at other times of the year Drut et al.
The growth of both grasses and forbs was recorded in an experimental study in Wales.
Forbs Magazine regarded him as one of the highest bankable and grossing actors.
Cattle grazing impacts on annual forbs and vegetation composition of mesic grasslands in California.
Chan made it to the highest paid actors category by Forbs for the second time.
There are also numerous understory forbs and wildflowers including the yellow mariposa lily Calochortus luteus.
Mourning Doves feed almost exclusively on seeds from a wide variety of native forbs and grasses.
Grasses and forbs are also eaten from mid - to late summer.
In spring, the herb layer is dominated by native forbs.
There are also many grasses, forbs and herbaceous plants.
Their normal diet is grasses, sedges and forbs.
Common forbs include the meadow blazing star and culver 's root.
The fields are dominated by grass species, but a variety of grassland forbs are present.
Forbs are members of a guild - a group of plant species with broadly similar growth form.
Horsetails remained important during summer, but forbs were also heavily used.
These three factors, then, appear to have little influence on the distribution of the forbs.
Through their deep root structures, grasses and forbs help prevent soil erosion.
The grassy groundcover is fairly open, with many native grasses and forbs.
Mountain aven, dry sedges and hardy forbs are among the few plants that survive here.
In summer, the native herbaceous layer is replaced by a diverse assemblage of forbs and grasses.
However, Forbs notes that there are several reasons to remain skeptical about such claims.
The garden also contains a large plantation of tlingera elatior forbs ( porcelain roses ) for local trade.
Forbs A type of plant ; more commonly known as wildflowers.
There are also many species of grasses, shrubs, and forbs growing in the Uinta Mountains.
Flatrock Island, Adam Rocks, and Louscoone Rocks are rocky with patches of grasses and forbs.
Some examples of forbs are clover, sunflower, daylily, and milkweed.
Walking Paths and Prairie - sun-drenched prairie that encompasses a great diversity of native forbs and grasses.
Seeds of 13 old-field forbs were sown on experimentally created mounds in an abandoned pasture.
In the fall, they eat broadleaf forbs.
Maintaining cover crops, such as grasses, legumes, forbs or other herbaceous plants, on cropland.
Beans and peanuts are pulses ; many wildflowers, forbs.
