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Orchidaceae

 5-Epiphytes

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Many orchids in the tropics are epiphytes, that is they grow up on other plants; however they are NOT parasitic. There are numerous orchids and members of the Bromeliaceae (Bromelia family) growing as epiphytes on a tree trunk.
Photo taken by K. R. Robertson in the Climatron at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
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