#Epiphyte
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Aerides odorata (yellow lipped variety).
Aerides, means "child of the air", a group of tropical epiphyte orchids. Hard to see blooms in the lowlands but the magic of our wild urban garden... #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #orchid
October 2, 2026 at 4:22 AM
newphyt.bsky.social
The case for an epiphyte area index

A #Letter by Wischmeyer et al.
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Three distinct ecosystems where epiphytes contribute a substantial vegetative area in the canopy.
October 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
nafnlaus.bsky.social
And if you want to find it, go play in some dirt or swim in a pond. Because that's where it grows naturally. In soil it's commonly associated with roots as an epiphyte or endophyte.

It's so weird you'd obsess over tiny amounts of a usually harmless bacterium when livestock waste constantly sickens.
October 1, 2026 at 8:27 AM
streetbiologist.bsky.social
An orchid for your pleasure.
Stelis (Ste.) restrepioides. This is a terrestrial species native to Ecuador.
#orchid #epiphyte #flower #ECK #photography
Stelis restrepioides is a cool to warm growing epiphytic or terrestrial orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae native to Ecuador.
September 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
666mazza.bsky.social
#nocturnalbeauty blooms one last time
#Epiphyllumoxypetalum
#Cereus
#Epiphyte
September 30, 2026 at 8:38 AM
ecoevorxiv.bsky.social
Patterns of wind dispersal within a forest canopy: An epiphyte perspective
doi.org/10.32942/X2G...
Conceptual diagram of branch movements and their apparent winds that diverge from the actual winds due to (A) mechanical disturbance and (B) branch sway due to wind loading.
September 29, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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A section of trunk with lichen, small epiphytes, and a climber I can't name, on the Northern side of a palm tree trunk.
#mosstodon
Epiphyte is bright green. Lichen is blueish green. There is also some actual Moss. Only a little of the palm trunk is visible under all the plantlife
September 27, 2026 at 6:57 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
Ceratostylis wanrosdyi
A newly discovered #orchid from #malaysia!

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6F42C118-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
#PhytoKeys #CeratostylisWanrosdyi

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#taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #flora #flowers #plants #orchidaceae
Ceratostylis wanrosdyi in its natural habitat, growing as an epiphyte in the mossy montane forest of Cameron Highlands.
September 25, 2026 at 10:53 AM
dcfitzgerald.bsky.social
Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem featuring bryophytes (mosses) colonizing a mature vascular host tree (conifer) and its exposed root flares. The moss-covered root system provides a complex habitat (microniche) for soil microfauna, invertebrates, tardigrades & beneficial mycorrhizal. #ecology #nature
This image highlights a dynamic Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem featuring bryophytes (mosses) colonizing a mature vascular host tree (conifer) and its exposed root flares. Biological OverviewEpiphytic Moss Growth: The moss growing along the trunk and root bark functions as an epiphyte—a plant that grows on the surface of another plant for structural support rather than taking nutrients or water from the host tissue. Bryophyte Characteristics: Mosses are non-vascular plants (lacking true xylem and phloem) that absorb water and dissolved nutrients directly through their leaves via osmosis and atmospheric deposition. Host Tree Structural Adaptations: The prominent root flare at the base provides mechanical stability to anchor large trees in shallow, saturated forest soils.
September 25, 2026 at 4:18 AM
floridamgvs.bsky.social
A gardening myth busted: Spanish moss isn't parasitic; it's a harmless air plant (epiphyte). It clings to branches for support, but the roots do not pierce the bark or rob the tree of any nutrients. More myth-busters at UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: buff.ly/UYJugZ3
Graphic reads "Gardening myths. Spanish moss kills trees: FALSE" and includes a photo of an oak tree draped in long gray moss.
September 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
kinetograph.bsky.social
Billy Bang #BOTD Quintet - "Chan Chan" www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVJM... #Jazzsky
Billy Bang Quintet - Chan Chan
YouTube video by Epiphyte
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September 21, 2026 at 1:31 AM
kateboycemiles.bsky.social
#Sclumbergera #orssichiana. This is not the ordinary Thanksgiving/holiday/Christmas #Cactus, but is a rare species in its own right (not a mass commercially produced hybrid). #Bloomscrolling #FlowersOfBlueSky #pink #bloom #epiphyte #ECK Please see ALT for more info. on this species.
Schlumbergera orssichiana. This plant has been over collected in the wild and is grown from seed or cutting in cultivation. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, mainly near Rio de Janeiro and is found from 250-1300m asl. Its habitat is moist forest where it occurs as an epiphyte. It was originally discovered by Countess Beatrix Orssich. Side view of S. orssichiana.
September 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
drhoz.bsky.social
In NZ it grows in the ground, but in Tasmania it’s frequently an epiphyte on treeferns.

Seaward Bush, Invercargill, Aotearoa New Zealand
September 19, 2026 at 8:09 AM
mathersfoundation.bsky.social
Dracula gorgona an unusual Colombian epiphyte with upside down flowers that grows in cloud forests at 1800m to 2500m 🌿

#orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation
September 18, 2026 at 8:04 AM
marie-hoensbroech.bsky.social
Mangroves are globally important, but their vascular epiphytes remain vastly unexplored. We’re working to change that! Join more than 1,400 people in our #iNaturalist project and help us grow a global collection of over 3,000 observations representing more than 300 epiphyte species in mangroves.🧪🍁🌎🌴
September 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
mathersfoundation.bsky.social
Comparettia speciosa with eye catching orange blooms. This species is native to Ecuador and Peru growing in wet montane forests as a twig epiphyte 🧡🌿

#orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation
September 17, 2026 at 7:18 AM
polycereal.bsky.social
A more universal correct way to grow house plant like is to use planter that have many opening holes at the bottom and use materials that is well drained and lose (barks, coconut coir, rocks, mixed with potting mix).
Specifically for thia fern, it's a "epiphyte" that naturally not grow in soil...
September 16, 2026 at 4:20 AM
fabio-mol.bsky.social
Facultative epiphyte! Beautiful observation, perfect for inaturalist!
September 15, 2026 at 6:40 AM
drhoz.bsky.social
The largest of NZs many Filmy Ferns, with fronds almost 60cm long when fully grown. It grows in moist forests, usually as an epiphyte.
September 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Charlie Haden: «Els Segadors». The ballad of the fallen (ECM, 1983), amb Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Paul Motian... youtu.be/RCrZsXdHHJs?...
Charlie Haden / Els Segadors (The Reapers)
YouTube video by Epiphyte
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September 11, 2026 at 4:56 AM
sloppybearpdx.bsky.social
Epiphytes Everywhere!
Photo of two potted orchids (Oncidium Twinkle 'Yellow Bird' & Scaphyglottis prolifera, neither in bloom) and an assortment of Xerographic Tillandsias, including T. digueti, T. gardneri, T. chiapensis and 4 unknown specimens mounted on a piece of wood. Hanging from a string on the left is T. albida 'minor.' In the left background are some Tradescantia 'Nanouk' leaves, admittedly not an epiphyte.
September 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
wordbot.bsky.social
Word of the Hour: Epiphytal - Pertaining to an epiphyte. #WordOfTheHour #WordOfTheDay
September 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
cbmwc.bsky.social
#MarineMonday 🌊

Siphoned feather weed is a fern-like red seaweed. 🔴 It is a perennial species and reproduces in summer/autumn. 📅 It often lives as an epiphyte meaning it grows on other seaweeds! 🏘️

#RedSeaweed #Seaweed
August 31, 2026 at 7:42 AM
norska11.bsky.social
Here's petite Begonia depauperata, a Rhizomatous type of species Begonia from Brazil. sometimes terrestrial, most often epiphyte. Green leaves erect, oblong, acuminate & narrow, sometimes with white dots. Blooms: pink. Flowers directly from the rhizome. Delicate culture, terrarium plant.🌱 #begonias
August 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
wordbot.bsky.social
Word of the Hour: Aerophyte - A plant growing entirely in the air and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte. #WordOfTheHour #WordOfTheDay
August 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM