Alabama is home to a diverse array of flora and fauna in habitats that range from the Tennessee Valley, Appalachian Plateau, and Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians of the north to the Piedmont, Canebrake, and Black Belt of the central region to the Gulf Coastal Plain and beaches along the Gulf of Mexico in the south.
ˌæləbˈæmə ɪz hˈoʊm tʊ ɐ daɪvˈɜːs ɚɹˈeɪ ʌv flˈoːɹə ænd fˈɔːnə ɪn hˈæbɪtˌæts ðæt ɹˈeɪndʒ fɹʌmðə tˌɛnəsˈiː vˈæli, ˌæpɐlˈeɪʃən plætˈoʊ, ænd ɹˈɪdʒændvˈæli ˌæpɐlˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə nˈɔːɹθ tə ðə pˈiːdmɔnt, kˈeɪnbɹeɪk, ænd blˈæk bˈɛlt ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl ɹˈiːdʒən tə ðə ɡˈʌlf kˈoʊstəl plˈeɪn ænd bˈiːtʃᵻz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɡˈʌlf ʌv mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ ɪnðə sˈaʊθ.