Epiphyte
Videos
An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant or plant-like organism such as kelp. It derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water or from de
Tillandsia bourgaei growing on an oak tree in Mexico
Epiphytes can grow on the trunks of trees or sometimes in the canopy of a tree
An epiphytic orchid on a tree in a Brazilian cloud forest
Clinging root of an orchid
Tillandsia
Videos
Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of the Neotropics, from northern Mexico an
Tillandsia stricta
Tillandsia xerographica in its natural habitat in El Salvador near Los Cobanos beach
Bathing Tillandsia