orchid one of 22000 species

22000 absorbs air also asparagales asparagus attached attractively covering dead derived distributed epiphytic especially families family flowered flowering food fungus genera generally genus greek growing helped herbs includes iris living manufacture material member monocotyledonous more nearly nonwoody nourishment obtain orchid orchidaceae orchis order organic perennial plants root rooted roots saprophytic shape soil species spongy surrounding terrestrial testicle throughout tropics tubers velamen vinelike water wet word world