flora and fauna
Plants and animals
Flora and fauna means the plants and animals of a particular region or time period.
Flora covers vegetation—trees, flowers, grasses—while fauna covers animal life.
The phrase appears in scientific and environmental writing: The island's unique flora and fauna evolved in isolation.
It sounds more formal than simply saying "plants and animals."
- animal kingdomEukaryotic heterotroph classification
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
national park · wildflowers · marine life · food web · mammals · ecosystem · habitat · symbiosis · endangered species · zoology · biome · reptiles · natural history · food chain · eco-tourism · birds · amphibians · insects
- National ForestsAllegheny, Angeles, Angelina, Arapaho, Bitterroot
- nature writingnature writing, Walden, nature poems, wilderness, nature journal
natural vs. artificial
flora and faunainfrastructure
Basic physical systems
built environment · urban development · machinery · architecture · technology