Labels:text | font | screenshot OCR: Grasses are found throughout the world apart from the polar regions. They are plants with a single seed-leaf (monocotyledons) and there are between 5-10,000 species. Grasses can be seen in deserts, and species living in the American southwestern deserts include Indian ricegrass, fluffgrass and wheatgrass. Ricegrass is often found on sand dunes and is often eaten by desert animal: