UNDERSTORY

Understory (or understorey) is the term for the area of a forest which grows in the shade of the emergent or canopy forest canopy. Plants in the understory consist of a mixture of seedlings and sapplings of canopy trees together with understory shrubs and herbs. Young canopy trees often persist as suppressed juveniles for decades while they wait for an opening in the forest overstory which will enable their growth into the canopy. On the other hand, understory shrubs are able to complete their life cycle in the shade of the forest canopy. Also some small trees such as dogwood and holly rarely grow tall and are generally understory trees.
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understory vegetation 

(n.) = monte bajo, sotobosque
Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.

nivel de monte bajo, capa subyacente de vegetación

camada de vegetação rasteira
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