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Cheatgrass is an invasive winter annual grass that germinates in the fall and grows rapidly in the spring, outcompeting native grasses. It turns areas of the western US into "cheatgrass deserts" and increases fire frequency from every 45-75 years to every 3-5 years. Cheatgrass can produce up to 15,000 plants and 18,000 seeds per square yard, forming dense monocultures that stabilize after fire without control measures. Effective control requires preventing establishment, early spring grazing, fall applicati

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