What Type of Plant Is an Orchid?

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Orchids are a type of monopodial (central stem structure growing from tip) or sympodial (grow off rhizomes) tropical plant. Most orchids are perennial epiphytes, meaning they grow on trees and shrubs.

Keywords: orchid classification, orchid types, tropical orchids

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Jennifer Loucks has been writing since 1998. She previously worked as a technical writer for a software development company, creating software documentation, help documents and training curriculum. She now writes hobby-based articles on cooking, gardening, sewing and running. Loucks also trains for full marathons, half-marathons and shorter distance running. She holds a Bachelor of Science in animal science and business from University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

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