Tillandsia usneoides - Revision history

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 '''Spanish moss''' (''Tillandsia usneoides'') is a [[flowering plant]] that grows upon larger [[tree]]s, commonly the Southern Live Oak (''[[Quercus virginiana]]'') or Bald Cypress (''[[Taxodium distichum]]'') in the [[southeastern United States]].

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+'''Spanish moss''' (''Tillandsia usneoides'') is a [[flowering plant]] that grows upon larger [[tree]]s, commonly the Southern Live Oak (''[[Quercus virginiana]]'') or Bald Cypress (''[[Taxodium distichum]]'') in the [[southeastern United States]].
-| latin_name = ''Tillandsia usneoides''
-| common_names = Spanish moss
+Spanish moss closely resembles its [[Specific name|namesake]] (''[[Usnea]]'', or beard lichen), but in fact it is not biologically related to either [[moss]]es or [[lichen]]s. Instead, it is an [[angiosperm]] in the family [[Bromeliaceae]] (the bromeliads) that grows hanging from tree branches in full sun or partial shade. Formerly this plant has been placed in the genera ''Anoplophytum'', ''Caraguata'', and ''Renealmia''.<ref>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12153 Genus: Tillandsia L.], GRIN Taxonomy for Plants, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.</ref> It ranges from the [[southeastern United States]] (southern [[Virginia]] and eastern [[Maryland]]) to [[Argentina]], growing wherever the [[climate]] is warm enough and has a relatively high average [[humidity]].
-| growth_habit = ?   <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
-| high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
+The plant consists of a slender stem bearing alternate thin, curved or curly, heavily scaled [[leaf|leaves]] {{convert|2|–|6|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|1|mm|in|abbr=on}} broad, that grow vegetatively in chain-like fashion (pendant) to form hanging structures up to {{convert|6|m|in|abbr=on}}<ref>http://www.floridata.com/ref/T/till_usn.cfm</ref> in length. The plant has no [[aerial root]]s <ref>http://www.floridata.com/ref/T/till_usn.cfm</ref>and its [[flower]]s are tiny and inconspicuous. It propagates both by [[seed]] and [[Vegetative reproduction|vegetatively]] by fragments that blow on the wind and stick to tree limbs, or are carried by [[bird]]s as nesting material.
-| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
-| origin = ?   <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
+Spanish moss is an [[epiphyte]] (a plant that lives upon other plants; from [[Greek language|Greek]] "epi"=upon "phyte"=plant), which absorbs [[nutrient]]s (especially [[calcium]]) and [[water]] from the air and [[rain]]fall. Spanish moss is colloquially known as "air plant".
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 Tillandsia usneoides, Linn. Spanish, Florida, or Long Moss. Whole plant hoary-gray, hanging from trees, the sts. very slender and often several feet long: lvs. scattered, narrow-linear, 1-3 in. long: fls. solitary in the lf.-axils, small and not showy, the petals yellow and reflexed at the end. Trop. Amer. and in the U. S. from Texas to Fla. and E. Va.; extends southward to S. Brazil. —This is one of the most characteristic plants of our southern regions. In moist regions it gives a most weird aspect to the forests. It is used as a packing material, and also, when specially prepared, for upholstery. It is rarely cult., although it is not uncommon in greenhouses, being hung on branches and beams; but it must be renewed frequently. The plant is named for its resemblance to the lichen Usnea.
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+Image:Spanish moss.jpg|Spanish moss growing on an oak tree.
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+Image:DirkvdM orosi mossy tree.jpg|Spanish moss in [[Costa Rica]].
-Image:Upload.png| photo 1
+Image:Sp_moss_CU_th.jpg|Close-up of Spanish moss.
-Image:Upload.png| photo 2
+Image:Spanish-moss-tree.jpg|[[Quercus virginiana|Southern Live Oak]] with Spanish moss hanging from it.
-Image:Upload.png| photo 3
+Image:Mousse espagnole en Louisiane.JPG|Spanish moss in [[Louisiana]].
 Image:Sp moss CU th.jpg|Closeup
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+| common_names = Spanish moss
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+Tillandsia usneoides, Linn. Spanish, Florida, or Long Moss. Whole plant hoary-gray, hanging from trees, the sts. very slender and often several feet long: lvs. scattered, narrow-linear, 1-3 in. long: fls. solitary in the lf.-axils, small and not showy, the petals yellow and reflexed at the end. Trop. Amer. and in the U. S. from Texas to Fla. and E. Va.; extends southward to S. Brazil. —This is one of the most characteristic plants of our southern regions. In moist regions it gives a most weird aspect to the forests. It is used as a packing material, and also, when specially prepared, for upholstery. It is rarely cult., although it is not uncommon in greenhouses, being hung on branches and beams; but it must be renewed frequently. The plant is named for its resemblance to the lichen Usnea.
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Tillandsia usneoides - Revision history

Raffi at 23:36, 27 April 2010

Raffi at 23:33, 27 April 2010

Murali.lalitha at 18:53, 21 April 2010

Raffi at 15:45, 22 August 2009

Raffi at 15:44, 22 August 2009

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