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The vegetation of Niger is Sahelo-Saharan, varying with the nature of the soil and determined by climate.

The Saharan zone, covering some 60% of the country, has very little vegetation and plant life is completely absent from the Ténéré.

In the Aïr Koris and in the oasis, date palms, doums and a few cereals grow. In Bilma, where springs abound, there are a few other species of trees, such as eucalyptus, flamboyants and some fruit trees. The high summits of the northern fringe of the Aïr still display a few surviving examples of an ancient Mediterranean flora, such as Laperrine olives and cypresses.

The Sahelina band is mainly covered with thorns, momiseae, acacia, graminaceae, doum and scattered pastures of grass, providing rich grazing for both nomad and settled herders. Vegetation becomes more dense towards Niamey and further south in the country's small Sudanian zone with many beautiful trees: gao, baobab, silk cotton, tamarind, mahogany and karité (shea nut).