The Great Plant Hunt Habitats

Key habitats around the world Tropical rainforest Mangrove swamp Desert Alpine

Coastal habitat in the warm tropics

Swamp Mangrove swamp

Swamp Flooded swamp forest in Peru

Rainforest Rainforest habitat. Plants perch high in the canopy to catch the light

Rainforest Rainforest (wet tropics)

Desert Desert habitat

Desert Desert habitat

Some UK habitats Urban Recreation areas Woodland Footpaths Meadow Near water

Urban Micro habitat. Plants growing at edge of paths

Wall edge Title Micro habitat. Plants growing at edge of wall

Wall edge Micro habitat.Plants (poppies) growing by edge of wall

Pavement cracks Micro habitat. Plants growing in cracks in pavement

Road bank Micro habitat. Plants growing on a bank by a main road

In a wall Micro habitat. Plants growing in a wall

Road edge Micro habitat. The edge of a road

Churchyard Plants in the churchyard.

Recreation areas Children’s playground area

Playing field Village playing field

Botanical garden

Footpaths Bridle pathway

Common path Title Along a common land path

Derelict land Title Derelict land

Woodland Beech woodland

Ivy growing up a tree A tree

Woodland floor Open woodland floor

Ancient meadowland Meadow Ancient meadowland

Meadow and woodland Meadow area edged by woodland

Meadow Grasses Grasses in meadowland

Meadow Meadowland

Meadow Chalk downland with meadow flowers

Field Field of dandelions

Stream Near water Lesser celandine by stream edge

Coastal Coastal habitat

Cliff Cliff habitat

Coastal cliff Title Common mallow on coastal cliff

Pond edge Pond edge habitat

Pond Aquatic plants