Figure 41.12: Similar Vegetation Types, Different Conditions Landscapes dominated by grasses, rather than trees or shrubs, are found throughout the world, sometimes under very different conditions. (A) The desert grassland of the U.S.–Mexico Borderlands, as it still appears in some places that have not been transformed into shrubland. (B) Grassland savanna of the Serengeti Plain, Tanzania, East Africa. (C) “Spinifex” grassland (genus Triodia) in Northern Territory, Australia. (D) Low-nutrient grassy meadows (“Magerwiesen”) in the Swiss Alps.