Tag:natural=grassland

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Description
Areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae) and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants. Edit this description in the wiki page. Edit this description in the data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
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Group: natural
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Status: approvedPage for proposal

Areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae) and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants, excluding cultivated areas and wetlands.

Most of natural grassland areas (savanna, prairie, pampas) are outside of Europe. However in Europe, natural=grassland is used to tag abandoned, formerly cultivated land and wasteland, covered with wild grasses and/or other herbaceous plants.

Usually this tag is used for natural grassland areas, but in some areas it has been used for any area of grass.

Usage

Simple tag

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