local flora and fauna
Native plants, animals
The plants and animals native to or characteristic of a particular area.
Flora covers plant life, fauna covers animal life, and local specifies the geographic region under discussion.
The phrase appears often in nature writing, environmental assessments, and travel guides: The preserve protects local flora and fauna from development.
Sometimes used loosely to mean the general character of a place's natural environment.
- tree speciesType of woody plant
- shrubsLow woody plants
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- wildlife preservationProtecting wild species and habitats
endangered species · birds · bird watching · grasses · habitat · endemic species · niche · wildflowers · ferns · food web · lichens · plant life · reforestation · reptiles · symbiosis · pollinators · mosses · amphibians
local flora and faunaexotic species
Organisms from elsewhere
non-native species · introduced species · alien species · foreign species · naturalized species
local, locale, locality, locally, localize, localization, localized, localizing, allocate