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This cactus species (Myrtillocactus schenckii) is often found growing in limestone or gypsum soils. In this iNaturalist observation, though, it's found nestled into the crook of a tree!

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A round green cactus with prominent spines sprouts out of a hole in the tree trunk. A zoomed-in view of a large piece of tree trunk where we notice a tiny green cactus poking out of the center. A large tree stands in the middle of a grassy field.
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Did you know that many "normal" plants grow accidentally as #epiphytes?

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G. Zotz created this project www.inaturalist.org/projects/acc... to understand how often this happens? Under which conditions & in how many species occurs?

Here examples from #Asturias! You can also contribute!
Cellphone screenshot of an iNaturalist entry in the project accidental epiphytes. The photo shows a southern polypodium (cf Polypodium cambricum) growing on mossess covering the bark of a Magnolia tree. The individuals are distributed along the trunk from 3 to 6 meters high. The photo shows adult and young individuals, and the tree was found in an urban park near the coast of Gijón, Asturias. Cellphone screenshot of an iNaturalist entry in the project accidental epiphytes . The photo shows a southern polypodium (cf Polypodium cambricum) growing on mossess covering the bark of a Magnolia tree. The individuals were growing along the trunk from 3 to 6 meters high. The photo shows adult and young individuals, as well as the location (urban park) near the coast of Gijón, Asturias. Screenshot of the project "accidental epiphytes" on a web browser, showing the number of observations (2928), species (770) and people (825) participating. It shows the occurrences/observations across de Globe. Polypodium cf. cambricum grows on a bent trunk of a Sambucus, also covered by mosses. The tree occurred in a creek close by a beach on the way to Cantabria. The photo shows a single mature individual with four fronds.
February 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM