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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 .
Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae.This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutrients from the air.
The largest bromeliad is Puya raimondii, which reaches 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) tall in vegetative growth with a flower spike 9–10 metres (30–33 ft) tall, [6] [7] and the smallest is Spanish moss.
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.
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
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Schoenorchis juncifolia is an epiphytic orchid (family Orchidaceae) of the East Indies which is best known for its resemblance to the unrelated Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) and like it hangs down in long garlands. It grows only on two species of tree: Weinmannia blumei and Castanea javanica. [1]
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 ...