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Veld (/ v ɛ l t / or / f ɛ l t /, Afrikaans and Dutch: veld, field), also spelled veldt, is a type of wide-open, rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub , especially in the countries of South Africa , Lesotho , Eswatini , Zimbabwe , and Botswana .
Flora and Fauna. As implied by the region's name, the Bushveld's grassy plains are dotted by dense clusters of trees and tall shrubs. The grasses found here are generally tall and turn brown or pale in winter (May to August), which is the dry season throughout most of Southern Africa.
"The Veldt" is a science fiction short story by American author Ray Bradbury. Originally appearing as " The World the Children Made " in the September 23, 1950, issue of The Saturday Evening Post , it was republished under its current name in the 1951 anthology The Illustrated Man .
Veldt, or veld, is open rural landscape (grassland, shrubland) in southern Africa. Veldt may also refer to: "The Veldt" (short story), a science fiction story by Ray Bradbury. The Veldt, a 1987 Soviet film based on the story by Ray Bradbury "The Veldt" (song), a song by deadmau5, also based on the Bradbury story
Ehrharta calycina is a highly variable perennial grass, often but not always rhizomatous.. It usually reaches 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in) in height, but is known to grow much taller in favorable conditions.
African American Vernacular English, or Black American English, is one of America's greatest sources of linguistic creativity, and Black Twitter especially has played a pivotal role in how words ...
A map of South Africa showing the central plateau edged by the Great Escarpment and its relationship to the Highveld and Lesotho Highlands: The portion of the Great Escarpment shown in red is officially known as the Drakensberg, although most South Africans think of the Drakensberg as only that portion of the escarpment which forms the border between KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho.
Most of the species are native to Africa, with a few from Southeast Asia and from various islands in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The genus is also found in Australia, southern Asia, the Mediterranean, and North America. Several including Ehrharta longiflora, Ehrharta calycina and Ehrharta erecta are considered invasive weeds. [4 ...