Complex sentence: The plant is acauline (without a stem) and the leaves often lay flat against the ground, and the new flower stalks are fed on by small mammals, which can end the flowering effort for that season.
Split into simpler sentences: The plant is acauline (without a stem) and the leaves often lay flat on the ground. The new flower stalks (inflorescences) are fed on by small mammals, which can end the flowering effort for that season.