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Hiking in the cloud forest
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Cloud Flora
The most abundant life form in the cloud forest, epiphytes seem to take over the trees
they are growing on, yet they are not parasites and they do not harm their hosts.
These clever plants get their nutrients from the floating mist, which explains their ex-
posed roots. Look closely, and you'll see that one tree might be covered in dozens of
epiphytes. This is one of the major reasons that cloud forests can claim such biod-
iversity: in Monteverde it's estimated that epiphytes represent almost 30% of the flora
species.
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