The phrase "a patch of vegetation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small area that is covered with plants or greenery.
Example: "The hikers took a break near a patch of vegetation, enjoying the shade provided by the trees."
Alternatives: "a cluster of plants" or "a small area of greenery."
Rocks, raked sand, a patch of vegetation: here was the universe distilled to its essence, which the viewer could embellish with personal thoughts.
Although the Federal line wavered and broke temporarily at a jog called the "Angle" in a low stone fence, just north of a patch of vegetation called the Copse of Trees, reinforcements rushed into the breach, and the Confederate attack was repulsed.
The flames destroyed the vehicle and ignited a small patch of vegetation alongside the freeway north of Santiago Canyon Road, Concialdi said.
Under this practise, farmers cut down part of the vegetation on a patch of land and then set fire to the remainder.
"The key resources required by our declining species of woodland and forest wildlife, such as large hollows in old trees, a complex and diverse understory and continuous large patches of vegetation, are easily removed but very slow and difficult to replace," he said.
A GIS-based multi-criteria analysis of spatial composition and configuration of patches of vegetation was undertaken with reference to eight factors affecting the quality of habitat patches and accordingly fauna behaviours in urban landscapes.
However, Southern Lapwings can be found within closed canopy environments when open patches of vegetation or bodies of water are present nearby.
Scattered trees and small patches of vegetation among farmland are typical of rural landscapes throughout the world, often comprising a significant proportion of remaining habitats for native fauna.
The species generally prefers dense vegetation (vine tangles, streamside thickets, etc.), but may forage in more open understory so long as dense patches of vegetation are not too distant (Willis and Oniki 1972, Marcotullio and Gill 1985, SW pers. obs.).
Patches of vegetation consist of dense clusters of shrubs, grass, or trees, often found to be circular characteristic size, defined by the properties of the vegetation and terrain.
