The natural vegetation is the endowments of nature. They grow naturally by following the climatic variables. The types of natural vegetation differ according to precipitation, soil, climate, and topography.
India is bestowed with a wide range of flora and fauna. Due to a diverse geographical and climatic condition, an extensive range of natural vegetation grows in India.
Climate, soil, and topography are the major factors that influence the Natural Vegetation of a place.
The main climatic factors are rainfall and temperature. The amount of annual rainfall has a great bearing on the type of vegetation.
Temperature is the major factor in the Himalayas and other hilly regions with an elevation of more than 900 meters.
As the temperature falls with altitude in the Himalayan region the vegetal cover changes with altitude from tropical to subtropical, temperate, and finally alpine.
Soil is an equally determining factor in a few regions. Mangrove forests, swamp forests are some of the examples where the soil is the major factor.
The topography is responsible for certain minor types e.g. alpine flora, tidal forests, etc.
