vegetation
Greenery blanketing land
Vegetation means the plants growing in an area, considered collectively—trees, shrubs, grasses, and everything rooted in the ground.
The word describes plant life as a feature of landscape: The vegetation along the riverbank was dense.
Some regions have lush vegetation; others, like deserts, have sparse vegetation.
Science of flora
- herbariumPreserved plant specimen archive
- angiospermsPlants producing covered seeds
- gymnospermsSeed plants lacking ovaries
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
mosses · liverworts · algae · lichens · orchids · cacti · succulents · shrubs
Open grassy flatland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
wetland · chaparral · heath · moorland · grassland · scrubland · marsh · mangrove
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
flowering · ripening · maturation · pollination · root · shoot · seedling · foliage
Overhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- woodlandForested land area
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
taiga · grove · thicket · underbrush · coppice · old-growth · conifers · deciduous
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biomeMajor ecological community
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
fauna · symbiosis · decomposition · oxygen · transpiration · microclimate · watershed · wildlife
Overhead protective covering
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- coverageExtent of inclusion
clearance · deforestation · reforestation · encroachment · buffer · corridor · patch · mosaic
botany
Science of flora
- herbariumPreserved plant specimen archive
- angiospermsPlants producing covered seeds
- gymnospermsSeed plants lacking ovaries
ferns · mosses · liverworts · algae · lichens · orchids · cacti · succulents · shrubs · herbs
prairie
Open grassy flatland
meadow · wetland · chaparral · heath · moorland · grassland · scrubland · marsh · mangrove · swamp
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- propagationAct of spreading widely
budding · flowering · ripening · maturation · pollination · root · shoot · seedling · foliage · leafing
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- woodlandForested land area
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
jungle · taiga · grove · thicket · underbrush · coppice · old-growth · conifers · deciduous · evergreen
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biomeMajor ecological community
- biodiversityRange of life forms
species · fauna · symbiosis · decomposition · oxygen · transpiration · microclimate · watershed · wildlife · pollinator
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
coverage · clearance · deforestation · reforestation · encroachment · buffer · corridor · patch · mosaic · fragmentation
verdant
Lush with plants
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- luxuriantAbundantly rich, profuse
dense · tropical · profuse · teeming · overgrown · tangled · impenetrable · leafy · emerald · green
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- regional featurestopography, coastlines, valleys, plateaus, wetlands
- Ecogeographybiome, ecoregion, ecosystem, habitat, climate zone
- land covergrassland, woodland, shrubland, scrubland, cropland
- organic designnatural materials, organic shapes, natural textures, curved lines, natural fibers
- urban greenerystreet trees, green spaces, urban parks, urban gardens, green belts
vegetationfauna
Animal life collectively
animal life · animals · wildlife · animal kingdom · creatures
vegetationbarrenness
Inability to bear fruit
desolation · wasteland · desert · aridity · sterility
- rainforest vegetationPlants in tropical woodlands
- dense vegetationClosely packed plant growth
- lush vegetationDense thriving plant life
- native vegetationPlants indigenous to an area
- emergent vegetationPlants rooted underwater, stems above
- sparse vegetationMinimal plant life present