Temperate rainforest: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	temperate evergreen forest • temperate rain forest • midlatitude rainforest • laurel forest

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Moss-covered trees and dense ferns in the lush temperate rainforest of Olympic National Park, Washington State.

Dense temperate rainforest in the Kepler mountains of Fiordland, New Zealand, with moss-covered tree branches and lush ferns surrounding a small stream.

Close-up of a Monkey Puzzle Tree branch (Araucaria araucana) showing sharp, spirally arranged green leaves on a thick stem.

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Garajonay National Park, Canary Islands, Spain

Tasmanian Wilderness

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Travel to Washington Olympic National Park's temperate rainforest to see various tree species and vegetation

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