What Animals and Plants Live in the Amazon River Updated September 30, 2022 By J. Dianne Dotson Reviewed by: Sylvie Tremblay, M.Sc. Molecular Biology and Genetics The Amazon River basin is home to boggling species multifariousness in both plants and animals. Amazon river plants can be found floating atop the h2o, thriving alongside shores or submerged in floodplain areas. TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read) Many Amazon river plants thrive in, forth, or on acme of the river and its tributaries. Some plants that alive in the waters and floodplains of the Amazon River include giant water lilies, floating meadows, grasses, shrubs and short trees. Dynamics of the Amazon River The immense Amazon River and its tributaries are fed by big amounts of rainfall each year. There is, even so, a rainy season and a dry season. In the rainy