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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Genus
Tillandsia
Called “Air Plant” in GBIF
Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of the Neotropics, from northern Mexico and the southeastern United States to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to central Argentina. Their leaves, more or less silvery in color, are covered with specialized cells (trichomes) capable of rapidly absorbing water that gathers on them.
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2 articlesSpanish moss confirmed thriving on a Florida street tree
That gray, draping plant hanging from oaks in your neighborhood isn't a parasite killing the tree...
ballmoss (Tillandsia recurvata) observed in Trinity University, San...
Ballmoss is a fascinating indicator of air quality and urban tree health — if you see it covering...
What science is finding about Tillandsia
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ballmoss (Tillandsia recurvata) observed in Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, US
Ballmoss is a fascinating indicator of air quality and urban tree health — if you see it covering trees in your neighborhood,...
Ballmoss
urban-ecology / phenology