and block the light from reaching the ground. Some extra tall trees, called emergents, grow through that canopy, even higher. Others, like vines climb on tree trunks to reach the sunlight high up.

Orchids and epiphytes start growing high up in the trees when a bird drops a seed there. Shorter trees and other plants grow on the rainforest floor, where some light happens to reach the forest ground.When a high tree falls and opens up the canopy, smaller plants get a chance to start growing in the sunlight on the rainforest floor. Rainforest flora vary considerably between tropical and temperate rainforests; and between the rainforests on different continents. Tropical rainforest species are more numerous, while temperate rainforests have less layers and are more known for giant trees, mossesand epiphytes.

Temperate Rainforests Biome

This is a small biome in terms of area covered. Temperate rainforests are found along coasts in temperate regions. The largest temperate rainforests are on the pacific coast in North America, stretching from Alaska to Oregon. Other temperate rainforests are found along the coast of Chile, the United Kingdom, Norway, Japan, New Zealand, and S. Australia. The largest temperate rainforests are on the pacific coast in North America, stretching from Alaska to Oregon. Tropical rainforests are generally found between 30°N and 30°S latitudes, covering 6-7% of the Earth’s land surface.A temperate rainforest grows in four main layers, with different trees, flowers, and other plants in each layer.

The trees that make up the temperate rainforest are huge, and their value as timber is proportionate to their