canopy tree
Towering rainforest dweller
A canopy tree is one that reaches the uppermost layer of a forest, where its crown spreads to form part of the continuous ceiling of foliage.
These trees receive direct sunlight and create the shaded environment below.
In rainforests, canopy trees typically reach 25 to 45 meters: The canopy trees blocked most of the light from reaching the forest floor.
- epiphytesPlants growing on others
- lianasWoody climbing plants
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- habitat creationBuilding environments for wildlife
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
old growth · photosynthesis · fungi · emergent layer · upper story · carbon sequestration · endemic species · evergreen · orchids · buttress roots · hardwood · tropical hardwood · bats · seed dispersal · arboreal · mosses · stratification · zipline
forest vertical stratification
canopy treeground cover
Low plants preventing erosion
seedling · sapling · forest floor · fern · moss