Most plants do their growing during the rainy season and stall out when itâ s dry.
Efficient dormant plants on rainforest floor prepared.
And now scientists know why.
The forest floor is covered in a layer of decomposition known as detritus.
The amazon rainforest is one of the most ecologically diverse places on earth.
Plant life occurs in layers in a tropical rainforest.
Even as the plant s outermost leaves and ornamental foliage may die and need to be trimmed down sometimes down to barely anything the roots and core of the plant are.
But in much of the amazon rainforest dry spells bring on growth spurts.
The dormant season generally late fall to early spring is also a good time to prune because pruning cuts in the bark will heal more quickly than during the growing.
As animals decompose along the forest floor nutrients seep into the soil and help feed plants that would otherwise be malnourished.
The forest floor of primary tropical rainforest is rarely the thick tangled jungle of movies and adventure stories.
These exotic blue leaves pull more energy out of dim light than ordinary.
The canopy consists of a dense mass of treetops vines and other plants occuring in a layer usually about 100 feet above ground.
In the fading twilight on the rainforest floor a plant s leaves glimmer iridescent blue.
The uppermost layer consists of very tall trees some more than 150 feet tall rising out of the dense canopy below.
Healthy plants are better prepared to withstand damage from harsh weather conditions.
This fertile ground cover is important for nourishing the plants that are capable of surviving in the dark under layer of a forest.
There are around 80 000 species of amazon rainforest plants which grow as trees shrubs bushes and vines creating a wildlife filled environment.
Home to more animal species than anywhere else it s the plants that provide food and homes for forest life.
Plant life occurs in layers in a tropical rainforest.
The uppermost layer consists of very tall trees some over 150 feet tall rising out of the dense canopy below.
In the cooler months openings in the bark are less vulnerable to pest or disease damage.
The canopy consists of a dense mass of treetops vines and other plants occurring in a layer usually about 100 feet above the ground.
It is actually rather the opposite.
The rainforest display at the national botanical garden in canberra is a special place where rainforest plants thrive in a drier climate with a frosty winter.
Light in the rainforest.