Rain Forest Plants by Mimi  Some of the worlds most amazing
plants grow in the rainforest. Twenty to 80 species of trees per
square acre grow in the rainforest. A regular forest has only
about four species of trees per acre. You'll see vines that can
grow as much as 3 feet a day, touch plants that have huge
stomachs, and sniff flowers that can smell like garbage. You can
feel palm fronds whose leaves can be sharp enough to chop off a
person's head, and discover trees that have more than a half
million flowers. It's a little bit different from the oak trees
or cacti in your backyard. Trees and plants thrive in the warm,
damp conditions of a tropical rainforest. Trees and plants
continually bear fruit, and the forest is always green. Most
tropical rainforest trees are evergreens that can have branches
only near the tops of their trunks. The leaves are dark green
and really tough, with pointed tips to let the rain run off.
There are many plants that have not yet been discovered that may
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