ˌintərˈspər]zhən, təˈspə̄], -pəi] Brit usually & US sometimes shən\ noun
( -s )
: the act or fact of interspersing or state of being interspersed: as
a. : the intermingling of kinds of organisms (as species) within an ecological community
b. : the state or degree of intermingling of one kind of organism with others
certain forbs show a high level of interspersion in grasslands