Epiphytic+Orchids

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Do you know what flower comes in a beautiful pink, an extravagant purple, a mysterious red, and sunshine yellow? The epiphytic orchid! This orchid is one of the most colorful and attractive flowers in the world. This flower is one of the finest in the forest. The Epiphytic Orchid belongs to the Plantae Kingdom. This kingdom has specific characteristics that makes fit different from any other kingdom. For example, the plantae kingdom is multicellular, which means is consists of many cells. It also has a cell wall, relating it to the fungi kingdom. This kingdom is also eukaryotic, meaning its cells have a nucleus. The plant kingdom gets food from the sun’s energy to photosynthesize. Both the plantae kingdom and the fungi kingdom are immobile, with exceptions. These characteristics make plants have their own kingdom. Epiphytic Orchids get there nutrients from the debris that wash down the trunks and from the debris as it decomposes. South African epiphytic orchids ate found in the southern coastal areas of the Western Cape, in to Eastern Cape, and in KwaZulu-Natal, as well as in the inland areas of Mpumalanga and Northern Province. The epiphytic orchids are found in a variety of forested habitats, ranging from hot to subtropical lowland forest to cool high-altitude mist forests, frequently near banks of rivers and streams. They are also found in hot relatively dry scrubland and thorn-bushes. There is a total 56 epiphytic orchid species in South Africa. Epiphytic orchids are popular garden plants because they are easy to cultivate. Madison, Jenna, Luke, Alex, and Ryan Period 3