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epiphyte::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aerophyte, air plant, epiphytic plant |
| Type of | flora, plant, plant life |
| Has types | hemiepiphyte, long moss, old man's beard, semiepiphyte, spanish moss, strangler, strangler tree, tillandsia usneoides, aeschynanthus, waxflower, black moss, clusia insignis |
| Derivation | epiphytic |
Examples of epiphyte
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This plant is a trailing epiphyte that comes from the rain forests of Central and South America.
From the dispatch.com
This is a tropical tree covered with epiphyte plants.
From the sciencedaily.com
New trees begin their life as an epiphyte, a strategy which allows them to avoid competition for light and land.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They may locally dominate the ground cover in tundra and arctic-alpine habitats or the epiphyte flora in rain forest habitats.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The plant then grows as an epiphyte.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As a hemiepiphyte it germinates in the canopy of a host tree and begin life as an epiphyte before growing roots down to the ground.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The oak was bearded with Spanish moss and tightly curled fronds of Resurrection fern, an epiphyte that comes back to life in tropical rain.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It is found at mountain summits and is primarily composed of dense shrub and small trees with moss and epiphyte growth in its plants and floor.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Some blades of the confettilike seaweed are bleached white by the sun, and the seaweed is acting as an epiphyte, growing on other species of algae in the tide pools.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
- Air plant: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
- (epiphytic) of or relating to epiphytes
- A plant that grows on another, using it as a physical support but not obtaining nutrients from it; an air plant
- (Epiphytes) plants that grow on other plants.
- (Epiphytes) Bacterial cells or fungus that lives within a plant for part of its life without causing obvious signs of disease.
- (Epiphytes) plants in tropical rainforest which live on the branches or trunks of larger trees. This strategy is purely to achieve greater access to sunlight. They are NOT parasitic as they do not live at the expense of the 'host' Their roots trap falling litter and water on which they survive.
- (epiphytic) existing on the surface of a plant or plant organ without causing infection
- (epiphytic) plant uses another plant for support, common in rainforests
- (Epiphytic) Term used to describe any plant that grows above the ground and attaches to something else for support; nutrients are not taken from the supporting host but are derived instead from rain, air, and available debris.
