Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Tillandsia > Tillandsia usneoidesTillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss)Synonyms: Dendropogon usneoides (homotypic); Renealmia usneoides (homotypic); Strepsia usneoides (homotypic); Tillandsia crinita (homotypic); Tillandsia filiformis (homotypic); Tillandsia trichodes; Tillandsia trichoides; Tillandsia usneoides cretacea; Tillandsia usneoides crispa; Tillandsia usneoides f. cretacea; Tillandsia usneoides f. crispa; Tillandsia usneoides f. ferruginea; Tillandsia usneoides f. filiformis; Tillandsia usneoides f. genuina; Tillandsia usneoides f. longissima; Tillandsia usneoides f. major; Tillandsia usneoides f. robusta; Tillandsia usneoides ferruginea; Tillandsia usneoides filiformis; Tillandsia usneoides genuina; Tillandsia usneoides longissima; Tillandsia usneoides major; Tillandsia usneoides robusta; Tillandsia usneoides var. cretacea; Tillandsia usneoides var. ferruginea; Tillandsia usneoides var. filiformis; Tillandsia usneoides var. longissima; Tillandsia usneoides var. robusta Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is a flowering plant that often grows upon larger trees, commonly the southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) and bald-cypress (Taxodium distichum) in the lowlands and savannas of southeastern United States from Texas and Florida north through southern Arkansas 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. |
Bloom Period [1] | Late Summer | Drought Tolerance [1] | None | Fire Tolerance [1] | None | Frost Free Days [1] | 10 months | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | Low | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Fall | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Winter | Growth Form [1] | Multiple Stem | Growth Period [1] | Spring, Summer | Growth Rate [1] | Slow | Leaf Type [2] | Evergreen | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Propagation [1] | Cutting, Seed | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Moderate | Seed Vigor [1] | Medium | Seeds Per [1] | 1199998 / lb (2645544 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [1] | Irregular | Structure [2] | Herb | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | Moderate | | Flower Color [1] | White | Foliage Color [1] | White-Gray | Fruit Color [1] | Black | | Fall Conspicuous [1] | Yes | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°) | Light Preference [1] | Mostly Shady | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | Soil Fertility [1] | Infertile | Water Use [1] | Moderate | | Screening - Summer [1] | Dense | Screening - Winter [1] | Dense |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Buenavista Wetland Reserve |
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778949 |
Cuba |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Ciénaga de Zapata National Park |
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1606900 |
Cuba |
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De Soto National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8007 |
Iowa, Nebraska, United States |
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El Rey National Park |
II |
110298 |
Salta, Argentina |
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Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve |
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Florida, United States |
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Fort Caroline National Memorial |
III |
137 |
Florida, United States |
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Hobcaw Barony (North Inlet) National Estuarine Research Reserve |
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7585 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Little St. Simons Island |
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Georgia, United States |
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Mburucuyá National Park |
II |
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Corrientes, Argentina |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Pico Mogote Ecological Reserve |
II |
3698 |
Cuba |
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Río Pilcomayo National Park |
II |
123699 |
Formosa, Argentina |
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Santee Coastal Reserve and Washo Reserve State Habitat Area |
IV |
20850 |
South Carolina, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Tuabaquey - Limones Ecological Reserve |
II |
4859 |
Cuba |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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