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Epiphyte

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Tillandsia bourgaei growin on an aik tree in Mexico

An epiphyte is an organism (maist aften a plant) that growes on the surface o a plant an sorns its moistur an nutrients frae the air, rain, watter (in marine environments) or frae the glaur bingin up around it.[1]

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  1. "Epiphytes: Plants Of The Enchanted Forest Canopy". www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org (in Inglis). Retrieved 19 Januar 2026.