1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5vvz5Eynyb"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/epiphyte/">Epiphyte</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/epiphyte/embed/#?secret=5vvz5Eynyb" width="600" height="338" title="“Epiphyte” — Glossary" data-secret="5vvz5Eynyb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Epiphyte.jpg800539A plant that gets moisture and minerals from the air and rain and that usually grows on another plant.A plant growing on, but not parasitic on, another plant. adj. epiphytic.An air plant, growing on or with other plants but not in any way parasitic.A plant growing non-parasitically upon another.Plant that grows on another plant, without being parasitic. Common epiphytes in rainforests are ferns, orchids, and bromeliads.A plant growing on (and usually attached to) another plant only for support and not deriving nourishment from the host.A plant sitting upon another (usually woody) plant, and ±attached to it but, unlike a parasite, obtaining no nourishment from its host.A plant that grows on, and usually in the branches of, another, but does not steal nourishment from its host; many orchids are examples.A plant that grows on the trunk, branches, twigs, or in some cases even on the leaves of another plant, but does not steal nourishment from its host as does a parasite; many orchids and bromeliads are examples familiar to gardeners, though epiphytes also include numerous ferns, mosses and lichens, common in humid forest environments.