Preposition: of

• forest: Habitat: Moist soils in mountains in understory of coniferous forests.

• shrub: And the Yosemite forest is a living forest with seedlings everywhere and a rich understory of shrubs and flowers.

Converse of object

• form: Rowan, hawthorn, holly and hazel grow beneath to form an understory, with alder and willow in the damper areas beside streams.

Adjective modifier

• dense: Small patches of cloud forest still exist and there is a dense understory of bamboo in some parts.

Modifies a noun

• plant: The plant community on the west side of the Manzano Mountains is a mixture of trees, shrubs, and understory plants.

• vegetation: Note how the bracken and other understory vegetation has also grown because of the protection from overgrazing provided by the deer fence.

Noun used with modifier

• forest: Found in the forest understory, usually on limestone based soils.