Spanish Moss by danapommet
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Description
Wikipedia says: Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, commonly the Southern Live Oak or Bald Cypress in the southeastern United States from Texas and Florida north to Missouri and Virginia. It is also native to much of Mexico, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Central America, South America and the West Indies as well as being naturalized in Queensland, Australia and in French Polynesia. The plant's specific name usneoides means resembling Usnea, and it indeed closely resembles its namesake Usnea, also known as beard lichen, but in fact Spanish moss is not biologically related to either mosses or lichens. Photo taken in central Florida on May 4, 2012.
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Dana
Comments (34)
Faemike55
Very cool photo and information
MrsRatbag
Fascinating stuff, and there is an awful lot of it on this tree! Gorgeous capture!
jocko500
I like to look at the moss. they used it a long time ago to put in walls to keep the house warmer
eekdog
cool shot and great info provided, Dana.. thanks for sharing my friend.. best xl
giulband
Very fine capture !
0rest4wicked
Quite a mass of moss!
durleybeachbum
That is so interesting, as I had always assumed it was a lichen!
jayfar
Very interesting reading and a super photo Dana.
Jean_C
An amazing plant and a great shot, Dana! Thank you for the info. Une plante étonnante et une superbe photo, Dana! Merci pour les infos.
jmb007
amusant
Leije
It's really a curious plant, excellent capture, Dana !
jendellas
Fascinating, like the look. xxx
blinkings
I love this stuff, not that I see much of it in the flesh.
MagikUnicorn
B e a u t y
rachris480907
Great capture and informative text!
netot
Great capture of this exotic plant!
Jay-el-Jay
A fine shot and interesting information.I also like Jocko's comment about how it use to be used as insulation for homes.
Jay-el-Jay
I wonder why it is called Spanish Moss?
danapommet
Could not find the answer Jim but there is a link to the Latin names of other similar plants!
Katraz
A wonderful shot Its common name over here is old man's beard, I have to buy this for the nursery and that lot would cost me £150 GB. The flowers are tiny yellow green and beautifully scented scented.
sandra46
EXCELLENT WORK
mickeyrony
That make me thinkl at Dracula forest Hiiiiiii Thank for all ((5++))
Hendesse
An excellent shot and very intereting informations. This plant I know only from pictures or from television, suchlike does not grow in Central Europe.
jif3d
It always gives me that horror movie creepy feeling...err, the moss, not you captures ! LOL Mum's in Berlin somewhere about now... ~Cheers~
Flint_Hawk
Wonderful capture! It reminds me of the old South!
flavia49
wonderful
Richardphotos
the first time for me to see was when I was working at Nichols State Univ. in the 70's not far from 'Orleans it is beautiful and a really great capture
irisinthespring
Wonderful capture!
aksirp
Aha, thats spanish moss, I have seen this trees on Madeira Island, a tree I have never seen before. thank you for "Wikipedia" and thats a superb picture, not easy with big trees like this!
sossy
wow! what a lot of the moss! I love an old waterwillow in our park which has the same moss hanging like in your capture! thanky for the interesting info and your visit! ;o)
junge1
Great capture and information Dana!
dochtersions
What is this an impressing photo, and 'plant', Dana. Of course I've never seen those 'thing' hanging around. It looks like a long wig of flax, and I suspect these strands are also very long. Also it looks very soft to me. Great shot and info, Thank you my friend for sharing this.