Long feathery tendrils from a living plant called Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) hang from an old oak tree in southern Florida, USA. The name is misleading because Spanish moss is not a moss but a bromeliad—a perennial herb in the pineapple family. It is also an epiphyte, which means this nonparasitic plant gets its nutrients and moisture from the air and rainfall, not from the tree that supports it.
Long feathery tendrils from a living plant called Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) hang from an old oak tree in southern Florida, USA. The name is misleading because Spanish moss is not a moss but a bromeliad—a perennial herb in the pineapple family. It is also an epiphyte, which means this nonparasitic plant gets its nutrients and moisture from the air and rainfall, not from the tree that supports it.
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Location: Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
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