buffel grass
Britishnoun
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An even more serious threat is posed by buffel grass, an invasive species that was originally imported from Kenya to feed cattle.
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Adapted to being trampled by elephants and capable of spreading widely with little water, buffel grass has migrated west from the rangelands of Texas, bringing a new threat, fire.
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Buffel grass grows easily in dry soil, forming a carpet of dry, flammable stalks that burns very hot after a lightning strike and can engulf cacti, yucca, ocotillo and the paloverde trees.
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