Air plants belong to the same family as the pineapple.

生植物和菠萝属于同一科。

We follow the prints through tall pines and sabal palms festooned with air plants.

我们随着足迹穿过高大的松树与铁兰点缀的棕榈树。

Air plants require bright, indirect light.

生植物需要明亮的间接光线。

There are more than 500 different species of air plants. Officially they are known as Tillandsia.

有500多种不同种类的生植物，它们的正式名称是凤梨科植物。

They do not cause problems for the objects they grow on. Air plants do not have roots.

它们不会给寄生的物体带来不良影响。空植物有根。

Air plants are especially sensitive to chlorine.

生植物对氯尤其敏感。

However, air plants produce offshoots, known as " pups."

然而，生植物会产生分枝，称为“幼枝”。

Growers should feed their air plants with any all-purpose houseplant, bromeliad or orchid fertilizer.

种植者应该用任何通用的室内植物、凤梨科植物或兰来喂养他们的生植物。

Perhaps the most unusual species of Tillandsia is the Xerographic air plant.

也许最不寻常的凤梨科植物是霸王生凤梨植物。

Associated Press gardening writer Jessica Damiano has experimented with air plants and offers these guidelines for people wanting to grow them.

美联社园艺作家杰西卡·达米亚诺对生植物进行了试验，并为想要种植它们的人提供了这些指导方针。

The environment is the natural world of land, sea, air, plants, and animals that exists around towns and cities.

环境是存在于城镇周围的陆地、海洋、空、植物和动物的自然世界。

But growers can also put air plants inside seashells or on rocks.

但种植者也可以把生植物放在贝壳里或岩石上。

Notable air plants include Spanish moss which can be found hanging from large trees in tropical or subtropical areas.

著名的生植物包括西班牙苔藓，可以在热带或亚热带地区的大树上找到。

You can place air plants in just about any spot that provides the required sunlight and good air flow.

你可以把生植物放在任何地方，只要能提供所需的阳光和良好的空流动。

In homes with average humidity levels, put air plants in a bowl of room-temperature water once a week for 30 to 60 minutes.

在湿度平均的家庭中，每周一次将生植物放在一碗达到室温的水中30到60分钟。

Air plants do not have roots. They depend on specialized cells – called trichomes – to permit their leaves to take in water and nutrients.

生植物有根。它们依靠一种叫做毛状体的特殊细胞来让叶子吸收水分和营养。

The plant's long, thin silver leaves curl downward to produce a round shape that sets it apart from other air plants.

种植物又长又薄的银色叶子向下卷曲，形成一个圆形，使它与其他生植物区别开来。