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Green Freeloaders

  • March 4, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

An epiphyte is a plant that attaches itself to another plant for support, but does not feed off its host. Often called “air plants,” epiphytes such as orchids and Spanish moss have no roots. Instead, they draw water and nutrients from rain and debris on their hosts.

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