With its varied topography and tropic climate , the Dominican Republic has some of the richest flora life story in the Antilles . There are some 5,600 species , 36 percentage of which are think to be native . Vegetation diverge well and is more prevalent than in neighboring Haiti . Mountainous regions are populated with pine and hardwoods , but these are diminishing due to hurricane , flack and uncontrolled deforestation . In areas with heavy rainfall , grasslands and rainforest come , while in dryer area shrub and scrub are more common . Natural botany has given elbow room to polish of crops in the fertile soil of the highland valley .
Step 1
The Dominican Republic is generally craggy , with arid areas in the west of the commonwealth . The Central Cordillera peck range run east to west . The El Cibao part occupies the north of the country and is famed for its fertile soil .
Climate
The average year - round temperature in the Dominican Republic is 77 F , with the mountainous interior broadly speaking a few degrees cooler . The tropic climate has little seasonal variance , and the time of year are determined by rainfall more than any other factor . October through April is considered the showery time of year . hurricane take up the Dixieland of the country every two years , on average , in August or September .
Step 2
Vegetation
Despite deforestation , The most common type of flora is still subtropical timberland , which is recover in lowland areas and on the floors and slopes of most vale . It is characterized by the abundant , riotous , immature landscape of royal palms , coconut palms , Hispaniolan mahogany , West Indian cedar , wild European olive tree and American muskwood .
Edible Plants
Edible plants native to the Dominican Republic include the fruits and muggins of of vary decoration , bananas , money trees , coconuts and Ananas comosus . An unusual but common plant to be institute on many beaches is ocean purslane . Used like any green leaf veggie , all share of the plant can be eaten raw or cooked .
Flowering Shrubs
There are thousands of species of tropical flowering shrub in the Dominican Republic , and shrub such as hibiscus , jasmine , yucca , oleander , bougainvillea and saw palmetto can be find out everywhere . Bougainvillea , with its abundant purple bracts , grows rampantly throughout the nation and seems to flourish well in the more arid areas .
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