I'm hoping someone with knowledge of botany can point me in the right direction. I've found that I lack the vocabulary to search for what I'm trying to find.
What I am trying to accomplish is to determine the most likely ground cover for a specific location, (wood, scrub, heath, fell, grassland, etc.) based on the temperature, moisture and slope/grade of the location.
For example... Not much plant growth under 0°C, or over 50°C. More rain is better than none. Plants grow well on flat land, less so on cliffs.
I'm looking for the optimal conditions and ranges for each type of ground cover, or the terminology to help me find them.
My ultimate goal is to map ground cover more realistically.
If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated!