common terms & abbreviations
Biotope tank = a tank that seeks to accurately represent the flora & usually fauna of a specific area.
cp = carnivorous plant
epiphyte = nonparasitic plant growing on another plant [ex. orchids & bromeliads which grow on trees]
Lithophytes = plants growing on rocks
Nep = Nepenthes. vining carnivorous pitcher
Sarracenia terrestrial pitcher plants grow in a somewhat rosetted form
Terrestrials = plants growing in the ground
vft = venus flytrap
Entered by Paul_
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