Vegetation


 * __Types of Vegetation__:**

The tropical dry forest consists of trees, shrubs, and undergrowth of different heights, which form a canopy. The tropical dry forest recieves more light penetration and understory vegetation than the tropical rain forest. Most of the trees and shrubs found in the tropical dry forest are deciduous. During the dry season, water is available in very slim amounts. Trees are adapted to this by either having deep roots to underground water sources or they will shed their leaves to reduce water loss until the rainy season. The leaves laying on the forest floor will decompose and the nutrients will be released back into the soil, where they can use them again. Just before the wet season, trees will begin to flower to attract attention to different species who pollinate.

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 * __Dominant Plant Life__:



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 * __Endangered Plant Species__:**

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 * Abba Bell

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 * Southern Pipewort

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 * __Extinct Plants__:**
 * Short Spider-Orchid [[image:short_spider_orchid.jpg width="174" height="176" caption="Short Spider-Orchid (Caladenia brachyscapa)"]] []


 * Water Tassel-Fern[[image:tassel_fern.jpg width="235" height="177" caption="Water Tassel-Fern (Huperzia serrata)"]]

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