overstory
[oh-ver-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee]
- the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy.
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The dominant and codominant plants in the overstory (trees or shrubs) were noted at each station.
Artemisia tridentata and Artemisia nova form the overstory in unit F and part of G.
The trapping areas in the first three mentioned had heavy growths of grass and an overstory of shrubs.