to reach more sunlight If it didnt grow on a tree it would not be an epiphyte. Epiphytes grow on trees without deriving any nourishment from them. Parasites on the other hand feed on their host and cause damage.
There are many mosses that grow on trees. In general, they would be called "epiphytes".
what kind of epiphytes are found in the flood planes of north east u.s. forests
so they get as much sunlight as the trees do.
there are alot of different plants that grow in the jungle, theres Epiphytes,Mycorrhizae, Lianas, many different kinds of trees like fig trees,
Not all Orchids need to grow on trees, only the epiphytes, terrestiall Orchids grow in the soil.
Ah, I see we have a nature enthusiast here! Lianas are woody vines that climb up trees for support, while epiphytes are plants that grow on other plants but don't feed off them. So basically, lianas are the clingy exes of the plant world, and epiphytes are the freeloaders crashing on someone else's couch. Hope that clears things up for you!
Symbiosis.
orchids, strangler fig, and epiphytes
what is the scientific name for epiphytes?
In temperate rainforests, they are found in soil while in tropical rainforests, they are more often epiphytes which grow non-parasitically on trees. In the tropical rainforest trees that they grow on are tree barks and smaller branches of the outer canopy.
A beak that can dig into thick trees.- apex :D
To s get all the nutrients out of it