Question

Are bryophytes epiphytes?

Answer 1

Epiphytes:

1. An epiphyte is a plant-like organism that grows from the air, rain, water (in aquatic environments), or particles growing around it on the plant's surface, and gets its moisture and nutrients from the environment.
2. Mosses, ferns, and liverworts are found as epiphytes in temperate and tropical regions.

Bryophytes:

1. Many bryophytes are obligate epiphytes meaning they grow only on trees.
2. Epiphytes are different from parasites in that they rely on other plants for physical support and do not always harm the host.