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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 .
Tillandsia have naturally been established in diverse environments such as equatorial tropical rain forests, high elevation Andes mountains, rock dwelling (saxicolous) regions, and Louisiana swamps, such as Spanish moss (T. usneoides), a species that grows atop tree limbs.
(Spanish moss is a good comparison with which you may be more familiar.) Early world travelers must have had a good eye for unusual and beautiful plants (and good climbing boots), because they ...
Tillandsia recurvata, commonly known as small ballmoss [3] or ball moss, is a flowering plant (not a true moss) in the family Bromeliaceae that grows upon larger host plants. It grows well in areas with low light, little airflow, and high humidity, which is commonly provided by southern shade trees, often the southern live oak ( Quercus ...
Here, she employs Spanish moss, magnolia, coyote bush, and more plant varieties, allowing them to naturally hang over the fireplace and breathe life into the space. Courtesy Kelly Wearstler Alcove ...
Members of the genus are commonly called old man's beard, beard lichen, or beard moss. Members of the genus are similar to those of the genus Alectoria . [ 2 ] : 148 A distinguishing test is that the branches of Usnea are somewhat elastic, but the branches of Alectoria snap cleanly off.
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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.