Spanish moss

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, swamps, and savannas of the southeastern United States from Texas and Florida north through southern Arkansas and Virginia. Spanish-moss is an epiphyte which absorbs nutrients and water through its leaves from the air and rainfall.

Charleston SC Dirt Road Forest Botany Bay Plantation Spanish Moss Edisto Island This is the famous avenue of Boone Hall Plantation; it’s nearly a mile long and is lined by about 90 oaks hangi…

Spanish Moss ~ Hanging from oak trees. So Southern. Reminds me of Charleston, South Carolina.:

Spanish moss grows on other trees to thrive. Despite its need for a host, Spanish moss is not a parasite—it is an epiphyte. The plant does not send roots into the host tree and it does not draw nutrients from the tree.

Charleston, S.C. I think Spanish Moss has some sort of spell over me. I’m excited to see these views this week, but more importantly celebrate two family milestones.

new orleans <3 I have seen Spanish moss covered trees in graveyards in Georgia. It is eerie and cool but the "moss" kills the trees.

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Spanish moss hanging from the branches of oak trees in New Orleans City Park.