Temperature: Summer temperatures can be well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can be as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Precipitation: 20 - 35 inches (55 - 95 cm) Yearly
Sunlight: The Amount of sunlight can differ based on where the grasslan is located, but generally they get around 12 hours of sunlight daily.
Nutrients: It is nutrient-rich from the growth and decay of deep, many-branched grass roots. The rotted roots hold the soil together and provide a food source for living plants.
Soil Composition: The soil of the temperate grasslands is deep and dark, with fertile upper layers.
Major Plant Species
Buffalo Grass
Ryegrass
Oat
Purple Needlegrass
Interesting Facts
There is a grassland biome on each continent with the exception of Antarctica.
About 47 percent of temperate grasslands have been converted to agriculture or urban development.
These areas have two seasons: a growing season and a dormant season. During the dormant season, no grass can grow because it is too cold.