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Understories & Forest floor


The forest layer beneath the canopy is the "understory," where smaller trees are found. The layer beneath it is the forest "floor," home to low-lying vegetation, decaying logs and leaves.
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  • Cicada (Magicicada sp.)
    Cicada (Magicicada sp.)
    Photographer: John J. Mosesso
  • Undergrowth in the Smoky Mountains
    Undergrowth in the Smoky Mountains
    Photographer: Annette L. Olson
  • Unidentified mushrooms
    Unidentified mushrooms
    Photographer: Annette L. Olson
  • Unidentified fungi on branch
    Unidentified fungi on branch
    Photographer: Annette L. Olson
  • Sphagnum (Sphagnum)
    Sphagnum (Sphagnum)
    Photographer: Ted Niehaus
  • Iliau (Wilkesia gymnoxiphium)
    Iliau (Wilkesia gymnoxiphium)
    Photographer: Randolph Femmer
  • Screwpine tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
    Screwpine tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
    Photographer: Randolph Femmer
  • Screwpine tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
    Screwpine tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
    Photographer: Randolph Femmer
  • Screwpine tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
    Screwpine tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
    Photographer: Randolph Femmer
  • Screwpine tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
    Screwpine tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
    Photographer: Randolph Femmer
  • Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris)
    Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris)
    Photographer: John P. Mosesso
  • Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris)
    Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris)
    Photographer: John P. Mosesso


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