Epiphytic ferns growing on oilpalm trunk
Epiphytic ferns are one of the most common features in rainforests. They grow on the trunks and limbs of trees but unlike parasitic plants such as mistletoe, do not steal nutrients from their host tree. They survive instead on rainwater and the nutrients they get from trapped fallen leaves. Sometimes the host tree taps into the fern though. Roots have been found growing from the host tree into the epiphytes.
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Keywords: biodiversity, botany, epiphytic, ferns, growing, nutrients, oilpalm, roots, trunk
