Monday, October 22, 2012

Amazon Plant Life

The Rainforest's Varying Canopies



Liana's
A Liana is any of various long-stemmed, woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy to get access to well-lit areas of the forest.

Liana Bridges



Liana's growing in the Amazon







Kapok Tree

The Kapok tree is an emergent tree of the tropical rainforests, and is often described as majestic. It can grow to a height of 150 feet or more, towering over other trees in the rainforest.












Strangler Fig Trees







Mangrove Trees




Bromeliads






Castor Beans







Heliconia Rostrata




White Trillium








Varying Ferns (Bird Nest ferns and Staghorn ferns)


Other Varying Rainforest Images















sorry for the long post.

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