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Plants - Field Guide to The Dishman Hills Natural AreaA plant is an organism that is grown from a seed or another plant of that species. It gets its water and nourishment by taking it in through its roots, and it grows in the ground. Some plants like sun, others like shade. Some live by ponds or streams, some live in places as dry as a bone. But plants can grow in almost any place besides deserts and the extreme cold. Plant categories include, but are not limited to, trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses, mosses, ferns, etc. Did you know that trees are very healthy for the environment by helping to reduce the amount of CO2 in the air? Dishman hills is full of hundreds, maybe even thousands, of different kinds of plants. They are homes, food sources, and shelter to many animals and insects, whether it be a Caterpillar munching on leaves or a bird building her nest in the highest branches of an old Pine tree, plants play a huge role in the ecosystem of Dishman Hills.



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