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Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is an epiphytic flowering plant that often grows upon large trees in tropical and subtropical climates. It is native to much of Mexico , Bermuda , the Bahamas , Central America , South America (as far south as northern Patagonia ), [ 4 ] the Southern United States , and West Indies .
Usnea is a genus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae.The genus, which currently contains roughly 130 species, was established by Michel Adanson in 1763. . Species in the genus grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or
California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora. San Luis Obispo, California: Pacific Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9998960-0-6. Grasses in California, Beecher Crampton, UC Press; The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, James C. Hickman (Editor), UC Press
Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of the Neotropics, from northern Mexico and the southeastern United States to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to central Argentina.
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Spanish moss is an epiphyte (a plant that lives upon other plants; from Greek "epi"=upon "phyte"=plant), which absorbs nutrients (especially calcium) and water from the air and rainfall. Spanish moss is colloquially known as "air plant". I am removing the description of an epiphyte. If the user wants to know what that is, they will click the link.
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Elkhorn Slough is a 7-mile-long (11 km) [2] [3] tidal slough and estuary on Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California. It is California's second largest estuary and the United States' first estuarine sanctuary. [4] The community of Moss Landing and the Moss Landing Power Plant are located at the mouth of the slough on the bay.