Definition of Tillandsia usneoides. Meaning of Tillandsia usneoides. Synonyms of Tillandsia usneoides

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Definition of Tillandsia usneoides

Tillandsia usneoides
Tillandsia Til*land"si*a, n. [NL. So named after Prof. Tillands, of Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.) A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.

Meaning of Tillandsia usneoides from wikipedia

- Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is an epiphytic flowering plant that often grows upon large trees in tropical and subtropical climates. It is native...
- Tillander) (1640–1693). Some common types of Tillandsia include ball moss (T. recurvata) and Spanish moss (T. usneoides). The genus contains around 650 species...
- Bromeliaceae. The family includes both epiphytes, such as Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), and terrestrial species, such as the pineapple (Ananas comosus)...
- covered with fine downy hair and resembles m****es of Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) hanging from trees in its native habitat. Some Hoya leaves appear...
- such as rounded clumps of ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata), thick drapings of Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides)...
- so that the latter's Latin name is derived from it (Tillandsia usneoides, the 'Usnea-like Tillandsia'). Usnea lichens are widely distributed in both the...
- an Australian climbing plant. Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant. Tillandsia usneoides, "Spanish moss" - a bromeliad. Usnea, a genus of lichen. This page...
- Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. Tillandsia virescens Ruiz & Pav. Tillandsia aizoides Tillandsia brealitoensis Tillandsia bryoides Tillandsia loliacea Tillandsia recurvata...
- terrestrial cyanobacteria eaten in Chinese cuisine; Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), a flowering plant, particularly after it has been dried for use...
- Tillandsia recurvata, commonly known as small ballmoss or ball moss, is a flowering plant (not a true moss) in the family Bromeliaceae that grows upon...