Here are two establishing shots for the cactus flower, safety shots from my iPhone while #Dogwalking. The first shows the cactus plant, an epiphyte, growing up the trunk and branches of a host tree, which is almost invisible. The shot is from below, looking up the trunk and at a branch.
The second shot shows a group of flowers in profile, showing their shape and size, and the form of the cactus stems.

#photography #flowers #cactus #MoonlightCactus #nature #FlowersOfMastodon #ArtMatters #epiphyte #iPhoneography #iphone14pro

Flowering Bromeliad on Pecan Tree (Resurrection Ferns in the Background)

#Epiphyte = "A plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks."

#RoadsideFlowers #NaturePhotography #Florida #Bromeliad #Ferns #AirPlants

Limbscape

Here's a photograph I took several years ago, featuring awesome oaks in #AudubonPark, #NewOrleans, #Louisiana, #USA. I am promoting #limbscape as a tag!

The spreading branches of Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) are covered with Spanish Moss (an epiphyte, Tillandsia usneoides) in the southern part of this beautiful #park.

Taken using a tripod.

#Fujifilm #XT1 135 mm f/2 Rokinon f/? 1/125 s ISO 800

#tree #photo #landscape #liveoak #oak #moss #epiphyte #Quercus #SpanishMoss

i wish i remembered where this epiphyte (tree-growing) orchid came from! i do remember that it was growing bare-rooted, so i just set it down on top of a pallet fence (in a mostly shade environment) & it has thrived.

this is the first time it's flowering! i often pick up stray orchids & they usually don't have flowers, so it's always a fun surprise when i finally get to see the flowers! and these ones are no exception. such interestingly-shaped flowers!

#orchid #orchids #epiphyte #epiphytes

tree in kea'au town completely colonized by #AirPlants (#tillandsia #epiphyte). this is one of the reasons why i'm a little bit terrified of bringing air plants home!

#hawai'i

November 28, my Christmas cactus plants are already in bloom. I think this is the earliest I've seen them flower. These plants make a lovely natural holiday decoration - they just do their thing automatically at the right time of year.
#Christmas #Christmascactus #Schlumbergera #epiphyte #cactus #Cactaceae #wintersolstice

Work in progress of some #plant, flower, #moss, #epiphyte planet-type worlds. I reworked an old floral drawing I was unhappy with into something I’m having a lot of fun with. Not exactly sure where it’s going, but I’m enjoying it so far. #MastoArt #Art #ArtistsOnMastodon #plants #fantasy #surrealArt