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Epiphytic bromeliads symbiosis Epiphytic orchids (genus Dendrobium). Epiphytes establish aerial roots that absorb moisture from the humid air, allowing them to develop on other plants without harming their hosts.
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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil
Do Plants Feel Pain?
Anemone coronaria, the poppy anemone, Spanish marigold, or windflower, is a species of flowering plant.
What’s the Difference Between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms?
Sunlight shining on leaves. Photosynthesis
What Does Photosynthesis Produce?
Palm House conservatory of Kew Gardens, London, England. (formal garden, glass house, greenhouse)
How Botanical Gardens Save Plants with Science
Frost. Frost point. Hoarfrost. Winter. Ice. Blackberry plant. Thorn. Hoarfrost on blackberry thorns.
Botanical Barbarity: 9 Plant Defense Mechanisms
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Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
Why Is Christmas in December?
The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.
What If the President Is Impeached?
The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)
9 Worst Generals in History
Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)
The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad
Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
The Largest Islands in the World

epiphyte: References & Edit History

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  • Melissa Petruzzello
    Melissa Petruzzello is Assistant Managing Editor and covers a range of content including plants, algae, and fungi; insects and spiders; and renewable energy and environmental engineering. She has her M.S. in Plant Biology and Conservation from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Biological Science from Biola University. 
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Corrected display issue. Mar 12, 2020
Modified link of Web site: h2g2 - Air Plants. Apr 26, 2017
Article thoroughly revised. Mar 16, 2016
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Epiphyte. Feb 05, 2009
Added new Web site: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Epiphytes. Apr 06, 2008
Article revised. Jan 12, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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