fallen log
A length of tree trunk lying on the ground, gradually breaking down and providing habitat for other organisms.
A naturally fallen decomposing conifer log on the forest floor
All languages
- English
- fallen log
- Norwegian
- veltet trestamme
- Japanese
- 倒木 — とうぼく — tōboku
- Korean
- 쓰러진 통나무 — sseureojin tongnamu
- Spanish
- tronco caído
- French
- tronc tombé
- German
- Liegender Baumstamm
Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- US National Park Service — a naturally fallen tree resting on the forest floor slowly deteriorates and is colonized by mosses and fungi
- US National Park Service — downed logs and trunks commonly host fungi, moss, and lichen
- US Forest Service — down logs are coarse woody debris on the ground and support forest-soil functions