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Tillandsia sp.

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Tree branch in Hontoon Island State Park.

Notes:

Tillandsia species are epiphytes (also called aerophytes or air plants) – i.e. they normally grow without soil while attached to other plants. Epiphytes are not parasitic, depending on the host only for support. Moisture and nutrients are gathered from the air (dust, decaying leaves and insect matter) through structures on the leaves called trichomes.

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