native vegetation
Local wild flora
Native vegetation is the plant life that grows naturally in a region without human introduction—the grasses, shrubs, and trees that were there before cultivation or development.
Land management often involves restoring native vegetation after disturbance: The highway project included replanting native vegetation along the corridor.
The term distinguishes indigenous plants from introduced or invasive species.
- shrubsLow woody plants
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
wildflowers · habitat restoration · weed control · mosses · heathland · endemic species · chaparral · forests · erosion control · flora · understory · lichens · wetlands · wildlife corridor · trees · perennial · reforestation · regrowth
- habitat creationhabitat restoration, nest boxes, bat houses, bee hotels, insect hotels
- rangelandsgrazing, paddock, grassland, rest period, rest periods
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- native wildlifeendemic species, unique wildlife, marsupials, koala, kangaroo
- tropical plantshibiscus, bougainvillea, frangipani, mahogany, palm trees
- golf course environmentturf, greens, fairways, bunkers, sand traps
native vegetationintroduced species
Organism relocated by humans
invasive species · exotic plants · alien species · naturalized species
native vegetationornamental plants
Vegetation grown for aesthetics
crops · landscaping · agricultural land · gardens · garden plants