Texas Blackland Prairies

Texas Blackland Prairies
Texas Blackland Prairies
	Clymer Meadow Preserve
	Texas blackland prairies (area 32 on the map)
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	East Central Texas forests (area 33 on the map); Edwards Plateau (area 30 on the map); Cross Timbers (area 29 on the map);
Bird species	216
Mammal species	61
Geography
Area	50,300 km2 (19,400 sq mi)
Country	United States
State	Texas
Climate type	Humid subtropical (Cfa)
Conservation
Habitat loss	76.458%
Protected	0.64%

The Texas Blackland Prairies are a temperate grassland ecoregion located in Texas that runs roughly 300 miles (480 km) from the Red River in North Texas to San Antonio in the south. The prairie was named after its rich, dark soil. Less than 1% of the original Blackland prairie vegetation remains, scattered across Texas in parcels.