epiphytic
adjective
epi·phyt·ic
ˌe-pə-ˈfi-tik 
1
: of, relating to, or being an epiphyte
2
: living on the surface of plants
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Terrestrial plants root into the ground, and epiphytic plants root onto surfaces like tree bark or rock.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
This family of cacti are epiphytic plants found growing in the rain forest, sharing space with orchids and bromeliads, not in sandy, dry deserts.
—Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 20 Nov. 2023
Think delicate epiphytic orchids curling around the knobby trunks of waving palms; white clapboard cottages with shutters in shades of salmon, sunshine, and seafoam; and a stretch of private beach with a lighthouse sentinel on the horizon.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
When the package arrived, those weeds—epiphytic orchids, which don’t need soil to grow—had bloomed into gorgeous purple flowers, of a species later called Cattleya labiata.
—Kendra Pierre-Louis, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
Peat moss or one of the coarse fibers, such as osmunda or coir used for epiphytic orchids, are good choices of organic materials that aerate a potting mixture while at the same time retaining water.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2021
These are epiphytic cactuses, descendants decedents of plants originally from Central and South America.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2022
This year’s Super Bowl is in Miami, which was once home to countless, beautiful, epiphytic orchids.
—Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020
Hundreds more orchids were displayed in the U.S. Botanic Garden's Tropics house, including a photo-worthy arch of epiphytic orchids (orchids that grow by attaching themselves to other plants).
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2022
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
This family of cacti are epiphytic plants found growing in the rain forest, sharing space with orchids and bromeliads, not in sandy, dry deserts.
—Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 20 Nov. 2023
Think delicate epiphytic orchids curling around the knobby trunks of waving palms; white clapboard cottages with shutters in shades of salmon, sunshine, and seafoam; and a stretch of private beach with a lighthouse sentinel on the horizon.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
When the package arrived, those weeds—epiphytic orchids, which don’t need soil to grow—had bloomed into gorgeous purple flowers, of a species later called Cattleya labiata.
—Kendra Pierre-Louis, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
Peat moss or one of the coarse fibers, such as osmunda or coir used for epiphytic orchids, are good choices of organic materials that aerate a potting mixture while at the same time retaining water.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2021
These are epiphytic cactuses, descendants decedents of plants originally from Central and South America.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2022
This year’s Super Bowl is in Miami, which was once home to countless, beautiful, epiphytic orchids.
—Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020
Hundreds more orchids were displayed in the U.S. Botanic Garden's Tropics house, including a photo-worthy arch of epiphytic orchids (orchids that grow by attaching themselves to other plants).
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2022
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“Epiphytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epiphytic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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