... no consistent plant ground cover. The creatures living in badlands are highly specialized to cope with very limited and/or inconsistent soil characteristics.

... the consistent ground cover species are from Poaceae (the grass family). Depending on climate, various species of non-grass herbaceous families such as Asteraceae, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, etc. can be found interspersed.
Sub Forums: Savannas

Sub Forums: Scrub (Shrublands), Forest (Treelands)

... regions the soils of which are hydric (saturated and/or underwater either permanently, or seasonally during the growing season). The plants living in these soils are adapted to the anaerobic (lack of air) soil conditions.