What are some Taiga plants?

Plants · Animals · Climate. Siberian Taiga. A biome is the type of habitat in certain places, like mountain tops, deserts, and tropical forests, and is determined by the climate of the place. The taiga is the biome of the needleleaf forest. Living in the taiga is cold and lonely. read more

Other taiga plants include paper birch, alder, larch tree, red cedar, white poplar, and aspen. Also, in some parts of the taiga biome, maple, elm, and willow trees are grown. The lowermost canopy (underneath the tall conifers) houses varieties of wild berries and roses. In the forest floor and swampy areas, moss is the significant vegetation. read more

In some areas, the taiga leaves room to sedges, rushes and graminaceous plants (perennial herbaceous species that love wet soil). In the moistest areas, there are mosses and liverworts and often sphagnum or peat mosses, which are responsible for the formation of peat-bogs. read more

The taiga biome is spread over continents and countries. Though coniferous trees are prominent in this biome, some types of deciduous trees, shrubs, flowering plants, grass, etc. are also seen. However, the tree species may vary from one region to another. Different species of the same genus may grow in different regions. read more

Although the taiga is dominated by coniferous forests, some broadleaf trees also occur, notably birch, aspen, willow, and rowan. Many smaller herbaceous plants, such as ferns and occasionally ramps grow closer to the ground. read more