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Q.Name any three plants found in Sub-Alpine forests.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Fir, Spruce, and Juniper are three characteristic conifers of the high-altitude Himalayan sub-alpine forests.
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Sub-alpine forests occur at high altitudes in the Himalayan mountain zone, just below the treeless alpine zone (roughly in the 3,000-3,600 m elevation range). The climate here is cold, with a short growing season, and vegetation is dominated by hardy, cold-tolerant coniferous (needle-leaved, evergreen) trees, along with a few cold-adapted broad-leaved species and shrubs. Three characteristic plants of sub-alpine forests are:
- Fir (Abies) -- a tall, cone-bearing evergreen conifer, one of the dominant tree species of this zone.
- Spruce (Picea) -- another cold-adapted, evergreen coniferous tree common in sub-alpine stands.
- Juniper (Juniperus) -- a hardy conifer/shrub especially tolerant of the harsh, high-altitude conditions found near the upper limit of the sub-alpine belt. …
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