Holarctic floristic region
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The Holarctic floristic region is a major biogeographical area encompassing the temperate and boreal plant life of much of North America, Europe, North Africa, and northern Asia.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holarctic realm | 1 |
| Holarctic region | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographical region
ⓘ
floristic kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Holarctic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Holarctic realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealmOverlap |
Nearctic realm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palearctic realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Arctic region to the north
ⓘ
tropical floristic regions to the south ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
boreal plant life
ⓘ
temperate plant life ⓘ |
| climateZones |
boreal zone
ⓘ
temperate zone ⓘ |
| containsBiome |
Mediterranean forests woodlands and scrub
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boreal forests ⓘ steppe grasslands ⓘ temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ temperate coniferous forests ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | shared genera and families across Eurasia and North America ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Gondwanan-derived floristic regions ⓘ |
| dominantTreeGroup |
angiosperm trees
ⓘ
coniferous trees ⓘ |
| floristicAffinity |
largely distinct from Neotropical floristic region
ⓘ
shares some taxa with Arctic floristic region ⓘ |
| hasBiogeographicSignificance | important for understanding plant dispersal between Eurasia and North America ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalConcept | developed in 19th and 20th century plant geography ⓘ |
| hasLatitudinalRange | primarily mid to high northern latitudes ⓘ |
| includesFloraOf |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Asia ⓘ |
| includesVegetationType |
Mediterranean shrubland
ⓘ
taiga ⓘ temperate deciduous forest ⓘ temperate evergreen forest ⓘ temperate grassland ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pleistocene glaciations ⓘ |
| majorCenterOf |
boreal forest diversity
ⓘ
temperate forest diversity ⓘ |
| partOf | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesFloralElementsWith | mountain floras of subtropical regions ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
Nearctic floristic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palearctic floristic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biogeography
ⓘ
phytogeography ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holarctic region
this entity surface form:
Holarctic realm