Epiphytes, amazing plants like moss and bromeliads found in trees, face growing threats. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 10 / 231011182046.htm.

Epiphytes, plants such as orchids and mosses that grow in trees, draw nutrients from the air and create refuge for all sorts of other life forms. They are the foundation of forest canopy ...

A specialized epiphytic orchid potting medium is essential to ensure plants flourish. These mixes are free of soil, containing components meant to mimic their natural conditions for growth.

“Air plants” are epiphytes. Sometimes their presence can indicate an adverse growing condition that should be corrected. Algae and moss grow where there is excessive moisture and inadequate light.

The epiphytic ferns and cacti may be also grown in pots or on trees. The secret of success is to be sure they have good drainage. Overwatering is the fastest way to kill them.

Epiphytic plant diversity represents a critical component of global forest ecosystems, contributing substantially to nutrient cycling, water retention, and the provision of microhabitats that ...

Banyans start their lives as epiphytes germinated from sticky seeds that lodge in the branches or crevasses of another tree. Banyans can reach 60-80 feet in height with an equal or larger spread.

Lichen grow on many kinds of surfaces including trees, soil and rocks. The kinds that land on trees have found a stable surface that has sufficient sunlight, moisture, and minerals to sustain them.

Early one morning in 1985, a pair of researchers trekked into a spit of Colombian rainforest surrounded by coffee plantations. Their task was to identify all the epiphytes — plants that grow on ...