Glossary Term: Epiphyte
Plant growing on the boles or branches of other plants (usually trees or shrubs). Not parasitic! The great majority of all orchids are epiphytes.
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Epiphyte
An epiphyte: Diplocaulobium regale (Schltr.) A.D.Hawkes
Plant growing on the boles or branches of other plants (usually trees or shrubs). Not parasitic! The great majority of all orchids are epiphytes.
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An epiphyte: Diplocaulobium regale (Schltr.) A.D.Hawkes