To defend themselves they have evolved an amazing range of strategies and tools.
Plants of the amazon rainforest floor.
The amazon rainforest is known for being the largest tropical rainforest in the world covering much of brazil peru colombia and other countries in south america.
In such harsh environments plants cannot afford the additional threat of being devoured by voracious insects.
The amazon rainforest is one of the most ecologically diverse places on earth.
20 of the world s natural forest terrain is the amazon jungle itself.
During the last ten years scientists have discovered.
Located in south america more than 60 000 species of plants grow in the amazon jungle.
Because of its strategic location the amazon rainforest is naturally a home to the world s unique and most diverse plant and animal species.
The amazon is home to many species of tropical rainforest plants that are used for medicinal purposes for producing products or as food for animals or humans.
There are around 80 000 species of amazon rainforest plants which grow as trees shrubs bushes and vines creating a wildlife filled environment.
The amazon rainforest is the largest tropical jungle in the world containing some of the most biodiverse plants species in the world.
Home to more animal species than anywhere else it s the plants that provide food and homes for forest life.
The tropical rainforest floor layer or forest floor is the ground layer of this biome.
The diversity of the plant species in the amazon rainforest is rivaled only by the diversity of the animal species in the amazon.