montane
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"Typically, Thismia species are known to occur in perennially humid lowland rainforests. However, this population was discovered in a seasonal, montane evergreen forest at an elevation of nearly 1,000 meters above sea level."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
There he has dreams to create a community where elders who are hikers can live together in the montane longleaf pine ecosystem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
But by noon, I had topped out in the moss-draped montane forest, a land of lichens and ferns and orchids and graced with sunshine.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
In West Africa, Perret's montane chameleon is endangered and the rhinoceros viper is vulnerable.
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2022
An occasional ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa Laws., represents a vestige of more montane species of plants and animals in the Park.
From Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Sydney Anderson
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