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The Pampas (from Quechua, meaning "plain") are the fertile South American lowlands that include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, and Córdoba, most of Uruguay, and the southernmost end of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, covering more than These vast plains are only interrupted by the low Ventana and Tandil hills near Bahía Blanca and Tandil(Argentina), with a height of and respectively. The climate is mild, with precipitation of to more or less evenly distributed through the year, making the soils appropriate for agriculture. The average rainfall is to per year. This area is also one of the distinct physiographic provinces of the larger Parana-Paraguay Plain division.
Frequent fires ensure that only small plants such as grasses flourish and trees are rare. The dominant vegetation types are grassy prairie and grass steppe in which numerous species of the grass genus Stipa are particularly conspicuous. "Pampas Grass" (Cortaderia selloana) is an iconic species of the Pampas. Vegetation typically includes perennial grasses and herbs. Different strata of grasses occur due to gradients of water availability. The Pampas are home to a wide variety of native species, although there is an almost absolute lack of native trees, except along main watercourses. (...) more....
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