epiphyte

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Nadkarni's latest paper reviews the available science on epiphyte communities and categorizes the drivers and consequences of and societal responses to drought, wind, insects, wildfire, logging and other disturbances.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

The Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis is an epiphyte - a plant that grows on another plant but gets its own nutrients from the surrounding air and rainwater.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022

An epiphyte like the Monstera deliciosa, the staghorn fern has its roots attach to tree trunks and branches in tropical forests, and it gets its nutrients from the water and air.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2021

An epiphyte like the Monstera deliciosa, the staghorn fern’s roots attach to tree trunks and branches in tropical forests, and it gets its nutrients from the water and air.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

And after a little experimenting, the epiphyte finally ceases to do anything for its own support, thenceforth drawing all its supplies ready-made from the sap of its host.

From Natural Law in the Spiritual World by Drummond, Henry