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Jake Duffy
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Scientific name for Butterfly bush= Buddleia davidii
The climate in a Temperate Deciduous Forest has an average of about 50 degrees Celsius. In a Temperate Deciduous Forest, theres is about an average rainfall of 1143 mm.
It requires full sun and is adaptable to various types of soil, as long as it is well-drained. The flowers bloom during summer and fall.
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/temperateforest.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/deciduous-forest-plants.html
Beaverlodge
Coniferous Forest
Scientific name for Coniferous-evergreen trees= Pinophyta
The climate for a Coniferous forest is lke and average summer temperature (10 degrees Celsius). It amount inbetween 300-900 mm of rain per year.
Even evergreen trees eventually shed their leaves and grow new ones. The needles fall to the forest floor and form a thick springy mat.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/about/habitat_types/habitats/coniferous_forests/
Beaverlodge
Rainforest
Scientific name for Lianas= Disambiguation
In the Rainforest, the climate must remain warm and frost-free. The tempeerature is normally between 20-25 degrees Celsius. There is as low as 2,000 mm of rain per year and there can be as much as 10,000 mm of rain per year.
When they reach the top of the canopy they often spread to other trees or wrap themselves around other lianas. This network of vines gives support against strong winds to the shallow-rooted, top-heavy trees. However, when one tree falls several others may be pulled down also.
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants/lianas.html
Beaverlodge
Desert
Cacti scientific name=Cactaceae
In the Desert, the climate is very warm and during the day can max out to 39 degrees Celsius. It hardly ever rains in the Desert. Perennials survive for years by becoming dormant.
Cactus grow on rocky hillsides, alluvial fans and in barren washes throughout the desert
Read more: http://www.desertusa.com/cactus/the-cactus.html#ixzz4OykI6AHS
Beaverlodge
Tundra
Type of plant= Mosses, sedges, lichens.
Scientific name for mosses= Bryophyta
Scientific name for sedges= Cyperaceae
Scientific name for lichens= disambiguation
Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundras have very low temperatures and low percipitation. Also the have low nutrients and has short growing seasons.
Mosses grow close to the ground so it can avoid the harsh winds and freezing cold.
http://tundralpine.weebly.com/arctic-moss.html
Beaverlodge