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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. Spanish moss of the genus Tillandsia is a well-known species.
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.
Tillandsia × jaguactalensis I. Ramírez, Carnevali & Chi; Tillandsia jaliscopinicola L.Hrom. & P.Schneid. (also spelt Tillandsia jalisco-pinicola) Tillandsia jequiensis L.Hrom. & H.Hrom. Tillandsia joel-mandimboensis Flores-Cruz, C.Granados & Vázq.-Hurt. Tillandsia jonesii T.Strehl; Tillandsia jucunda Castellanos; Tillandsia juerg ...
The family includes both epiphytes, such as Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), and terrestrial species, such as the pineapple (Ananas comosus). Many bromeliads are able to store water in a structure formed by their tightly overlapping leaf bases.
Tillandsia caput-medusae is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. Common names include octopus plant and medusa's head . An epiphyte native to Central America and Mexico , T. caput-medusae is a commonly cultivated bromeliad species.
Tillandsia usneoides, "Spanish moss" - a bromeliad. Usnea, a genus of lichen This page was last edited on 15 October 2023, at 11:12 (UTC). Text is available ...
Tillandsia abbreviata H.Luther; Tillandsia achyrostachys E.Morren ex Baker; Tillandsia acuminata L.B.Sm. Tillandsia adamsii Read; Tillandsia adpressiflora Mez; Tillandsia aequatorialis L.B.Sm. Tillandsia aguascalientensis Gardner; Tillandsia albida Mez & Purpus; Tillandsia alfredo-laui Rauh & Lehmann; Tillandsia alto-mayoensis Gouda; Tillandsia ...