Purchase Alpaca Talk and receive a complimentary copy for free. Alpacas and llamas are known browsers and grazers. On most farms and ranches, the bulk of their intake is in the form of pasture grazing and/or hay supplementation. As Dr. Murray Fowler and Eric Hoffman explain in The Alpaca Book, alpacas and llamas are capable of utilizing many different forages and concentrates.
Rain Forest Biome. Plants in the rain forest include Liana vine,orchids, banana tree,coconut tree, bougainvillea vine, philodendrons, ferns and bromeliads. To ensure survival in their biome, plants have certain characteristics. The weather is hot and wet so trees do not need thick bark to slow down moisture loss, but have thin, smooth bark.
Orchids growing in the wild have seasonal growth periods and blooming times. Some need freezing temperatures to induce blooming -- a key difference from tropical orchids that can't survive frost.oil Preferences. While tropical orchids grow on tree bark in rain forests, terrestrial orchids sprout from dirt in the ground. This means orchids native to the United States are dirt-growers, preferring well-drained soil but varying in the moisture level that each type tolerates.