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2. Groundcover - Wikipedia

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   Groundcover of Vinca major. Groundcover or ground cover is any plant that grows low over an area of ground, which protects the topsoil from erosion and drought.In a terrestrial ecosystem, the ground cover forms the layer of vegetation below the shrub layer known as the herbaceous layer, and provides habitats and concealments for (especially fossorial) terrestrial fauna.

3. Cover crop - Wikipedia

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   In agriculture, cover crops are plants that are planted to cover the soil rather than for the purpose of being harvested. Cover crops manage soil erosion , soil fertility , soil quality , water, weeds , pests , diseases, biodiversity and wildlife in an agroecosystem —an ecological system managed and shaped by humans.

4. Mimosa strigillosa - Wikipedia

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   Mimosa strigillosa, also known as sunshine mimosa and powderpuff, is a perennial ground cover in the family Fabaceae that is native to nearly all US states bordering the Gulf of Mexico and grows north into Georgia and Arkansas as well. [1] The name powderpuff refers to the small spherical flowers that rise above the plant's creeping vines.

5. Category:Groundcovers - Wikipedia

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6. Stratification (vegetation) - Wikipedia

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   This layer contains mostly non-woody vegetation, or ground cover, growing in the forest with heights of up to about one and a half metres. The herb layer consists of various herbaceous plants ( therophytes , geophytes , cryptophytes , hemicryptophytes ), dwarf shrubs ( chamaephytes ) as well as young shrubs or tree seedlings .

7. Soil conservation - Wikipedia

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   Tree, shrubs and ground-cover are effective perimeter treatment for soil erosion prevention, by impeding surface flows. A special form of this perimeter or inter-row treatment is the use of a "grass way" that both channels and dissipates runoff through surface friction, impeding surface runoff and encouraging infiltration of the slowed surface ...