{"id":13810,"date":"2018-09-06T11:58:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T11:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=13810"},"modified":"2026-03-20T22:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:47:22","slug":"tillandsia-usneoides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/plants\/tillandsia-usneoides","title":{"rendered":"Spanish moss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Tillandsia usneoides<\/em> &#8211; Spanish moss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Family: <em>Bromeliaceae<\/em><br>Other common names: Graybeard, long moss, Florida moss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Morphology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/spanish-moss-sev.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish moss trailing off table\" class=\"wp-image-15816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/spanish-moss-sev.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/spanish-moss-sev-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perennial, epiphytic herb. Epiphytes are commonly called \u201cair plants\u201d because they grow on things (trees, branches, stone walls) and do not need soil. Spanish moss grows in long thick garlands with slender, branching stems, up to 24 feet long. 足彩app哪个是正规的 silver-gray scales that cover the leaves and stems can trap moisture, dust, and detritus which helps the plant collect nutrients, like nitrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you notice the common names refer to moss? 足彩app哪个是正规的 Latin species name \u201cusneoides\u201d refers to Usnea \u2013 a genus of a hanging gray-green lichen. This plant is neither a moss nor a lichen. It\u2019s a flowering plant, related to pineapples and showy bromeliads!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distribution\/Habitat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>High humidity areas from the Southeast USA to tropical South America. 足彩app哪个是正规的 plant absorbs water from the moisture in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reproduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you look closely (and the plants in bloom), the flowers are pale blue\/green with three petals (6-8mm long). 足彩app哪个是正规的 seeds have tiny hairs on them which helps it float in the wind to find a new branch to establish on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethnobotanical\/Human Uses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a very common &#8220;moss&#8221; to use in the floral industry to cover designer floral foam, use in garden baskets, or silk arrangements. Commercially, it\u2019s grown as stuffing for upholstery and mattress stuffing. Native Americans in the southeast USA used this plant for many things, including rope making, weaving, fibers for cloth making, pot scrubbers, tea for fever and chills, and doll making. A clay pot from 3,000 years ago was found to have design marks from having Spanish Moss stuffed inside it before it was cured in fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article was written by Sarah Verlinde. For questions regarding the UWB\/CC Plant Tour, contact Sarah at <a href=\"mailto:severlin@uw.edu?subject=UWB\/CC%20Plant%20Tag%20Tour%20Inquiry\">severlin@uw.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tillandsia usneoides &#8211; Spanish moss Family: BromeliaceaeOther common names: Graybeard, long moss, Florida moss Morphology Perennial, epiphytic herb. Epiphytes are commonly called \u201cair plants\u201d because they grow on things (trees, branches, stone walls) and do not need soil. Spanish moss grows in long thick garlands with slender, branching stems, up to 24 feet long. 足彩app哪个是正规的&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":13590,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13810","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"Tyson Kemper","email":"wildhair@uw.edu","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":false,"facebook_url":"","instagram_url":"","linkedin_url":"","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spanish moss - North Creek Wetland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wetland\/plants\/tillandsia-usneoides\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spanish moss - North Creek Wetland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tillandsia usneoides &#8211; Spanish moss Family: BromeliaceaeOther common names: Graybeard, long moss, Florida moss Morphology Perennial, epiphytic herb. 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