Some are aerophytes or " air plants ", which have no roots and grow on shifting desert soil.
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Aside from most seeds and spores, only about 300 species of vascular plants are desiccation-tolerant, including resurrection plants ( such as " Selaginella lepidophylla " ) and aerophytes ( including some species of " Tillandsia " ) [ citation needed ].
परिभाषा
plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it पर्याय: air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant,