1. North American Forest Biomes 1Arctic Tundra 2Boreal 3Rocky Mt. Evergreen 4Pacific Coast Evergreen 5Northern Mixed 6Eastern Deciduous 7Costal Plain Evergreen 8Mexican Montane 9Rain Forest / Selva 10Prairie 11Tropical Savanna 12Cool Desert 13Hot Desert 14Mediterranean Scrub

3. Arctic Tundra Alternative Names: Alpine Tundra, Wet Tundra, Dry Tundra - Tundra means "rolling treeless plains". Notable Trees and Plants: Dwarf willow, sedges, heaths, lichens. Weather Conditions: Frigid winters, cold summers. Dry winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Cold

4. Boreal Alternative Names: Subalpine, taiga. Notable Trees and Plants: Spruce, balsam fir, paper birch. Weather Conditions: Frigid winters, cool summers. moist winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Cool

5. Rocky Mt. Evergreen Alternative Names: Rocky Mountain steppe, montane forest - "montane" is a term for a forest on mid- level elevations on mountains. Notable Trees and Plants: Ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, Engelmann spruce. Weather Conditions: Cold winters, mild summers. moist winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Mild

6. Pacific Coast Evergreen Alternative Names: Temperate rain forest Notable Trees and Plants: Western Hemlock, Douglas-fir, Sitka Spruce (in temperate rain forests near coast), Western Redcedar, Coast Redwoods (limited to CA fog belt where otherwise dry summer). White Fir and Giant Sequoias in the Sierra Nevada montane zone. Weather Conditions: Mild winters, mild summers. very moist winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Mild

7. Northern Mixed Alternative Names: Northern hardwood- hemlock, transitional mixed forest. Notable Trees and Plants: Beech, Maple, Eastern Hemlock, Yellow Birch, White Pine, Northern Whitecedar Weather Conditions: Cold winters, mild summers. Moist winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Mild

8. Eastern Deciduous Alternative Names: Temperate deciduous forest. Notable Trees and Plants: Beech - maple - yellow poplar, oak - hickory, mixed pine - hardwood. Weather Conditions: Cool /cold winters, warm summers. Moist winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Warm

9. Coastal Plain Evergreen Alternative Names: Southeastern mixed evergreen forest. Notable Trees and Plants: Southern Pines, Oaks, Evergreen Magnolia, Bald- cypress, Spanish Moss, some Palms, insectivorous bog plants. Weather Conditions: Cool/mild winters, hot summers. Moist winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Hot

10. Mexican Montane Alternative Names: Tropical montane forest, cloud forest. Notable Trees and Plants: Various Rocky Mountain and subtropical species with scattered populations of Eastern Deciduous Forest species. Weather Conditions: Mild winters, mild summers. Dry winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Mild

11. Rain Forest / Selva Alternative Names: Tropical rain forest, selva. Notable Trees and Plants: Various Families of Broadleaf Evergreen Trees, with Bromeliads and Epiphytic Orchids; Extreme Diversity. Weather Conditions: Warm winters, hot summers. Very moist winters, very moist summers. Growing Season: Hot

12. Prairie Alternative Names: Prairie, steppe. Notable Trees and Plants: Big Bluestem Grass, various grasses and forbs, red cedar and osage orange in eastern transition. Weather Conditions: Cool/frigid winters, hot summers. dry winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Hot

13. Tropical Savanna Alternative Names: West Indian savanna, tropical thorn scrub, tropical dry forests, Florida Everglades. Notable Trees and Plants: Subtropical broadleaf evergreen shrubs, gumbo- limbo, palms, grasses. Weather Conditions: Warm winters, hot summers. Very dry winters, moist summers. Growing Season: Hot

14. Cool Desert Alternative Names: Great basin desert, high plain. Notable Trees and Plants: Sagebrush, Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands Weather Conditions: Cold winters, warm summers. Dry winters, very dry summers. Growing Season: Warm

15. Hot Desert Alternative Names: Sonoran, Mojave, and Chihuahua Deserts Notable Trees and Plants: Creosote Bush, Large Cacti, Yuccas, Paloverde Weather Conditions: Mild winters, hot summers. Very dry winters, very dry summers. Growing Season: Hot

16. Mediterranean Scrub Alternative Names: Mediterranean Shrub Notable Trees and Plants: Flammable shrubs, Manzanitas, Ceanothus, Mandrone Weather Conditions: Mild winters, warm summers. Moist winters, very dry summers. Growing Season: Warm