Biodiversity – the number of different plant species in an area; the more species of plants, the more productive and stable the ecosystem.
Browse – leaf and twig growth of woody species.
Forb – any non-woody broad leaf plant that is not a grass.
Go-back land – land that was once cultivated and allowed to go back to grass and weeds usually for the purpose of being grazed by cattle.
Mott – a clump of small trees.
Range – an area of land that is populated with native species plants, often never cultivated.
Savannah – a site dominated by grass with occasional patches of woody plant species.
Seed bank – reference to weed and brush seeds that have accumulated in the soil over many years.

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