A recent picnic beneath the Spanish moss-draped cypress trees lining the Florala State Park sparked a question from my son that I am frequently asked by others as well: "What is the difference between ...

Orchids, mosses, ferns—or epiphytes, defined as nonparasitic plants that grow on other plants—are crucial for Earth's biodiversity and play essential roles in forests around the world, building ...

Studies have shown that epiphytes exhibit high interspecific variability in leaf stoichiometry (i.e., the study of multi-element balances in ecological interactions and processes). However, it remains ...

Vascular epiphytes are non-parasitic, structurally dependent plants that inhabit the surfaces of trees and shrubs in humid tropical forests, contributing up to 40% of local vascular plant diversity in ...

With spring in the air, young seedlings are looking for a home where they can spread their roots. While most seedlings find the soil a very acceptable place to live, some adventurous young sprouts are ...

In the plant world, maintaining a place in the sun has always been — for not a few species — a prime objective. Many have devised elegant solutions, mostly involving epiphytes, “a plant that grows ...

SINGAPORE – In July’s Plant Parenting column, we learnt about orchids and other epiphytic plants, which grow on the surfaces of plants or objects. This month, explore hemi-epiphyte plants, which spend ...

This study was conducted in the Esquinas forest, Parque Nacional Piedras Blancas, located close to the Golfo Dulce on the Southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica (8°42′46″ N, 83°12′90″ W). The study area ...

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 ecosystems, ...