Temperate grassland biomes are characterise by have various grasses as the primary plant types . Large shrubs and trees seldom grow in these biomes . Major temperate grassland include the prairies and plains of North America , the pampas in South America , the steppes in the former Soviet Union and the veldts of South Africa . Temperate grasslands have cold winters , spicy summertime , temperate rain and dark , prolific soils .
Pampas Grass
Pampas eatage ( Cortaderia selloana ) grows along stream banks in the pampas of South America . This grass can reach up to 12 feet grandiloquent and grows in large thump known as tussoks . The dark dark-green leaves are very sharp . Pampas sess bloom large , pinkish , plume - like flowers . Each pampas grass plant can farm more than a million seeds , making this a very fecund grass .
Big Bluestem Grass
Big bluestem pot ( Andropogon gerardii ) , also called turkey feet grass , is found primarily in the prairie grasslands of the Midwestern United States . self-aggrandising bluestem grass organise three - inch purpleness , green or bronze come heads that front like little turkey foot . This 10 - foot tall Mary Jane produce in heavy thump which keep other plant from pick up sunlight . The deep root systems keep the plants from being bollix up out in the prairie winds . The improbable , slender stems appear bluish - green during the summer but turn bronze in the fall . This Gunter Wilhelm Grass blooms from June until September .
Blue Grama Grass
Blue grama grass ( Bouteloua gracilis ) is a tufted , perennial grass that produce in the North American temperate grasslands during the warm seasons . This grass reaches up to 18 inches in height , and its shallow , dense root system keep the soil from being blown aside . The shallow root also allow the plants to quickly absorb any rain . The crescent - shaped flowers prime from June through August . This grass expire dormant during winter months and drouth conditions .
Buffalo Grass
Buffalo grass ( Buchloe dactyloides ) is a stalwart plant that grows primarily in the North American temperate grasslands . This warm - season shortgrass only hit about five inches in height , but spreads out between six and 12 foot . Buffalo grass is green in the summer , lavender in the pin and tan in the wintertime . It also turns brown and goes dormant during ironical full stop . Buffalo pot bloom four- to eight - column inch prime clusters in yellow and gilded tones .
Tropical Milkweed
Tropical milkweed plants ( Asclepias curassavica ) , also called blood flowers , are herbs that flourish in the South American grassland . Tropical milkweed blooms humble , yellowish and reddish flush that attract monarch butterflies and hummingbird . Tropical milkweed grows to between two and three - and - a - half feet , and has leaves that extend to a foot long . tropic milkweed draw its name from its poisonous livid sap .
Purple Coneflower
The purple coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea ) is a native plant of the North American temperate grassland biome . This member of Asteraceae family has purplish - pink , droop petals that surround a red or orange centre magnetic disk . These bloom typically blossom from June through August . The purple coneflower can reach heights of five metrical foot .
