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Epiphytic is a property of plants that, if possible, look for other plants as a habitat to grow on. The epiphytic way of life is rarely characterized by a symbiosis, ie the plant occupied does not necessarily benefit from its plant or vice versa. In the wild, epiphytic plants can mainly be found in the form of mosses that thrive on trees and even inanimate objects such as stones. The epiphytic way of life of numerous algae species that settle on sea grass or other living organisms in the sea is also known in the sea. In most cases, epiphytic plants have decided evolutionarily to this special way of life in order to benefit more from light and oxygen. It is precisely these elements that are much more difficult to obtain on the dark and moist forest floor or in the depths of the sea than on other green plants that themselves benefit from oxygen and light and therefore thrive. However, the epiphytic way of life also involves risks for these plants, since in the worst case there is a complete loss of contact with the soil and there is no longer an adequate supply of nutrients via the earth.
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