Epiphytes, plants such as moss and bromeliads found in trees, face growing threats

Orchids, mosses and ferns — or epiphytes, defined as nonparasitic plants that grow on other plants — are crucial for Earth’s biodiversity and play essential roles in forests worldwide, building habitats in trees for a myriad of other life forms, from…

​Orchids, mosses and ferns — or epiphytes, defined as nonparasitic plants that grow on other plants — are crucial for Earth’s biodiversity and play essential roles in forests worldwide, building habitats in trees for a myriad of other life forms, from… Orchids, mosses and ferns — or epiphytes, defined as nonparasitic plants that grow on other plants — are crucial for Earth’s biodiversity and play essential roles in forests worldwide, building habitats in trees for a myriad of other life forms, from…