Vegetation
Vegetation refers to plants that grow in a place.
It consists of trees, bushes, grass and shrubs.
The vegetation that grows on its own is called natural vegetation
The vegetation that is planted is called planted vegetation
Types of vegetation in eastern Africa
Tropical rainforest vegetation
Savannah woodland
Savannah grassland
Mountain vegetation
Swamp vegetation
Desert vegetation
Semi-desert
Mangrove vegetation
Also called equatorial vegetation
Found in equatorial climatic region
Tall trees that form canopies
Vegetation is evergreen
Trees have straight trunks
Trees have broad leaves
Trees have buttress roots
Forests are thick and dense
Trees are mainly hardwoode.g.oak, teak, mvule, mahogany, ebony, camphor,obeche, iroko, heartwood, ironwood, rosewood, sapele, limba, okoune
Comes immediately after tropical rainforests
Mainly consist of trees
Trees are of medium height
Trees are widely spaced ( scattered)
Trees are deciduous
Tall grass between the trees
Tree tops are umbrella shaped
Common trees are acacia and baobab
Trees are deep rooted and have thick barks
Mainly consist of grass and few scattered trees
Drought resistant vegetation
Grass may grow upto 2m
Tall elephant grass
Few scattered trees
Trees have thick barks
Trees have thorny leaves
Main trees are baobab, acacia, cacti, euphorbia
Common in swampy regions, along rivers and shores of small lakes
Mainly grows in poorly drained areas.
Main vegetation are; Papyrus reeds, Water lilies
Found in South sudan bahr-el-ghazal-sudd swamp, kyoga in Uganda, malagarasi swamp in Tanzania, amboseli swamp in Kenya
Grows in the muddy salty waters along shores of Indian ocean
The mangrove trees they have breathing roots (aerial roots)
Trees are mainly hardwood ever green and medium height
Is found along the shores of Indian ocean and mouths of r.ruvuma, r.juba
Grows on the slopes of mountains
Is widespread on the windward sides of the mountains
Vegetation changes as altitude increases
Vegetation is mainly influenced by the altitude
Is also called alpine or montane vegetation from top to bottom the vegetation ranges from bare rocks, health and moorland , bamboo, rain forest and savannah.
Found in areas with rainfall between 250mm-500mm
Short scanty thorny bushes
Short tough and scattered patches of grass
Vegetation is drought resistant with modified for thorns
Common plants cactus, baobab and euphorbia
Found in areas with rainfall less than 250mm
Stunted plants
Plants have thorny or needle-like leaves ( catus is the most common plant)
Large section of Ground is bare
Plants have thick fleshy stems
Plants are deep rooted
Spiky scanty grass
Found in true deserts e.g. Kaisut and chalbi and taru deserts
