Spanish moss confirmed thriving on a Florida street tree
A citizen scientist logged a research-grade sighting of Spanish moss growing in West Palm Beach, Florida, confirming this iconic epiphyte's continued presence in local urban tree canopies.
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Bromeliaceae
Called “rhodostachys family” in GBIF
Bromeliaceae, members of which are called bromeliads, is a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana.
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ballmoss (Tillandsia recurvata) observed in Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, US
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