Valdivian Temperate Rain Forest
The Valdivian temperate rain forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed-forest ecoregion located on the west coast of southern South America, lying mostly in Chile and extending into a small part of Argentina. It is part of the Neotropic ecozone. The forests are named after the city of Valdivia. The Valdivian termperate rainforests are characterized by their dense understories of bamboos and ferns and for being mostly dominated by evergreen angiosperm trees albeit deciduous and conifer trees are also common.
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