Rainforests are found in tropical and temperate regions throughout the world. A temperate rainforest, like in New Zealand, can have moss and ferns covering the landscape.
Tropical rainforests are home to over two-thirds of the world's plant species. Orchids and water lilies are both flower types that originate in tropical rainforest regions. The Nepenthes Rafflesiana, a plant known to eat insects, grows in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia.
The Amazon rainforest is the largest in the world. Rainforests are biodiversity hotspots, with delicate ecosystems involving millions of species. Often, plants growing in these regions are used in medicine, both local and traditional medicine as well as modern and western medicine. Deforestation is among the most serious of the threats facing the world's rainforests that conservation organizations are working to save.
