"All I meant was that you would not find seed-bearing epiphytes in the
Pacific Northwest because the climate is too cold."

I would disagree with that assertion. Its is more likely that few if any
epiphytic flowering plants are found in the Pacific Northwest because of the
lack of potential progenitors in the region.

"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
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Don't non-flowering plants count? BRBR

Don't be silly. The spermatophytes or Magnoliophyta are generally referred
to
as the "higher plants" colloquially, just as the vertebrates are referred
to as
the higher animals. It is not a value judgement. All I meant was that you
would
not find seed-bearing epiphytes in the Pacific Northwest because the
climate is
too cold.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
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