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Shortgrass Plains Life Zone (East CO)

Colorado Life Zones: Seasons, Plants, & Animals

Step 1: Choose One of the Life Zones or Choices Below

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Colorado Life Zones General Information Interactive Elevation & Life Zone Diagram Colorado Maps: Life Zones and More Semidesert Shrublands (West CO) Shortgrass Plains Life Zone (East CO) Foothills Woodlands & Shrublands Montane Forests Life Zone Subalpine Life Zone Alpine Life Zone Riparian Life Zones

Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Life Zone: Seasons, Plants, & Animals

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Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Life Zone General Information
General Information

Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Life Zone Through the Seasons
Through the Seasons

Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Playa Lakes and Underground Aquifer
Playa Lakes & Underground Aquifer

Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Life Zone Awesome Adaptations
Awesome Adaptations

Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Plants and Trees
Plants and Trees

Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Life Zone Mammals
Mammals

Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Life Zone Birds
Birds

Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Life Zone Reptiles and Amphibians
Reptiles & Amphibians

Shortgrass Prairie or Plains Life Zone General Information

The Great Plains on the eastern side of Colorado is one of the major landforms in the state. Its elevation is 4000 to 6,000 feet above sea level. It makes up over 40 percent of the land in Colorado. It is labeled as light yellow on the eastern side of the state on the life zone map below. The Purgatoire River, Arkansas River (Southeast CO), and South Platte River (Northeast CO) cut across the plains and provide important riparian habitats for animals and plants. See if you can find them on the bottom most map. Most of the land consists of dry rolling grasslands or short grass prairies with a few playa lakes and ponds.

Shortgrass Prairie: Spring & Early Summer

Shortgrass Prairie: Summer and Fall

Shortgrass Prairie Shortgrass Prairie

Colorado's Life Zones Map

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Colorado: Mountain Ranges and Major Rivers

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