An individual tree growing higher than all (or virtually all, if in a clump) others in its vicinity within a forest, so that its crown rises markedly above the adjacent overstory.
A plant that grows directly in the water and stays erect to emerge from the water surface, regardless of the water level.
Emergent - Above sea level or not under water.
Plant species that establishes its roots below normal water level and projects its stems and leaves above normal water level.
protruding from body surface or margin
plants with root systems submerged in water.
a tall, tall tree That grows above the canopy
Pertaining to aquatic plants which have some portion of the plant extended out of the water.
Plants have leaves that extend above the water surface, usually found in shallow water.* Go Back See Littoral Zone
plants that grow through and then extend out of the water.
Soft stemmed plants that grow above the water level.
a rooted, herbaceous, wetland or aquatic plant which manifests some of its adult growth above the waterline, but is rooted underwater.
A tree whose crown (q.v.) projects above the average forest canopy (q.v.).
Wetland vegetation that protrudes above the water level.
When referring to a plant: one rooted below standing water, but growing out of the water.
Wetland vegetation which protrudes above the water level.
A plant growing in standing water with the terminal part above the water.
n: A tree with a canopy that forms about the general upper most continuous canopy.
An aquatic plant with its lower part submerged and its upper part extending above water.