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	Encyclopedia: Spanish moss
		Spanish moss is an epiphyte (air plant), which absorbs nutrients (especially calcium) and water from the air and rainfall.
		Spanish moss is sometimes bought for use in arts and crafts, or for beddings for flower gardens, but the plant in its natural habitat can contain chiggers (which burrow under human skin and cause considerable itching).
		Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is not a moss at all, but a flowering plant in the Family Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) that grows hanging from tree branches in full sun or partial shade from the Southeastern United States through Argentina -- wherever the warm climate has a relatively high average humidity.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Spanish-moss (1324 words)

	AllRefer.com - Spanish moss, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Spanish moss, fibrous grayish-green epiphyte (Tillandsia usneoides) that hangs on trees of tropical America and the Southern states, also called Florida, southern, or long moss.
		It is not a true moss but a member of the pineapple family, and has inconspicuous flowers.
		Spanish moss is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Bromeliales, family Bromeliaceae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Spanmoss.html (176 words)

	The Storey of Spanish Moss
		Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is an air-feeding plant or epiphyte found mainly upon cypress, gum trees, oaks, elms, and pecan trees in South Louisiana and Florida.
		Spanish moss is not propagated by seeds but by fragments or festoons.
		The fibre of SPANISH MOSS was originally used in Louisiana for mattresses, and in upholstering, and as a hinder in the construction of mud and clay chimneys.
	www.terrebonneparish.com /local/culture/spanishmoss/spanishmoss3.htm (1001 words)

	Spanish Moss Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Spanish moss is native to the coastal plains of North and South Carolina.
		In 1952, Spanish moss was determined to be an antibacterial agent, and a substitute for estrogen in 1953.
		Spanish moss is an astringent with antibacterial properties and is an estrogenic substance.
	northbysouth.kenyon.edu /1998/health/spanmoss.htm (143 words)

	Spanish Moss: Its Nature, History and Uses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Spanish Moss is not a parasite (mistletoe, on the other hand, is not an epiphyte, but a true parasite that draws nutrients from its host tree).
		Spanish Moss, in its turn, shelters a number of creatures, including chiggers, rat snakes and three species of bats (which often fall prey to the snakes).
		The moss "bark" that had been stripped from the horsehair-like threads was sold as mulch, and even the tree bark, twigs, leaves, soil and defective moss filaments removed from cured moss went for sale as mulching material.
	www.co.beaufort.sc.us /bftlib/spanish.htm (2856 words)

	Spanish Moss and Ball Moss
		Spanish moss plants appear to vary in mineral content and it has been proven that they gain a significant portion of their nutrients from stem run-off from the trees on which they are anchored.
		Spanish moss, on live and dead trees and fences is part of the image of the South.
		Spanish moss is also a significant component of the nests of several species of birds: namely the parula warbler (Parula Americana) and the Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula).
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /FR005 (2160 words)

	Spanish Moss Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Spanish Moss is a beautiful, lacy, romantic symbol of the South.
		The Spanish Moss's slender, threadlike leaves are connected to tiny strands of fl, hair-like fibers that form the core of this plant.
		Spanish Moss is now used mostly in decorating and flower arranging, although it used to be used in furniture upholstering and for stuffing mattresses.
	home.att.net /~SpanishMoss/mosspage.html (1051 words)

	Crypt: History of Camden & Charlton Counties, Georgia
		Spanish moss is not a true moss - in fact it's a relative of the pineapple.
		Moss was also used as kindling and, when mixed with mud, as caulk for homes.
		Because Spanish Moss can be sensitive to pollution, if you live in the south, have trees in your yard, and do NOT have Spanish moss, you may want to wonder...
	www.camdencounty.org /history/spanish_moss.html (380 words)

	Citrus: Spanish moss won't hurt your live oak tree
		Spanish moss (Tillandsia useonoides) is neither Spanish nor a moss, but rather a true flowering plant native to the Southeastern United States.
		Spanish moss usually grows to a length of 3 to 6 feet, but often grows as long as 8 feet or even longer, and sways easily in the breeze, adding much beauty and grace to many trees in our area.
		The mineral composition of Spanish moss, which by the way is not a moss at all, is found to be similar to the air and not the oak tissue on which it is supported.
	www.sptimes.com /News/030100/Citrus/Spanish_moss_won_t_hu.shtml (1488 words)

	Spanish Moss .........
		Spanish moss grows from trees as a silvery-grey threadlike mass, which can be up to to 8 metres long.
		Spanish Moss can be found in the U. from Virginia southwards, and all the way down to Argentina in South America.
		But, although Spanish Moss can be stored like hay for the winter months, it has very little food value, and is useful only as a bulk feed.
	www.worsleyschool.net /science/files/spanish/moss.html (748 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Spanish moss is a member of the bromeliad family, which also includes the pineapple.
		Spanish moss is commonly found in Florida, but grows as far north as Virginia.
		The living portion of Spanish moss is covered by gray-green scales that look like foam rubber; dead parts of the plant look like horsehair, and were once used to stuff furniture and automobile seats, just like real horsehair.
	www.ccet.ua.edu /expedition/spanishmoss.htm (365 words)

	Floridata: Tillandsia usneoides
		Spanish moss is gray when dry and light green when wet, and it hangs from tree branches in wind blown festoons that may reach 20 ft (6 m) or more in length.
		Spanish moss hangs from tree limbs, especially live oak and cypress, (and sometimes even fences and telephone wires) throughout the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain from Virginia to Texas.
		Until the 1960's Spanish moss was still harvested by moss pickers wielding long poles, cured in moss yards to remove the outer gray "bark", ginned at commercial moss gins, and then baled for shipment.
	www.floridata.com /ref/t/till_usn.cfm (719 words)

	Tillandsia usneoides - Spanish Moss - Bromeliaceae
		Spanish moss grows best in a spot with plenty of light, with summertime temperatures of 70 degrees or higher and winter temperatures in the 60’s.
		Spanish moss is an epiphyte and needs no soil or transplanting.
		Propagation: Tillandsia usneoides is propagated by division of plantlets hung on bark slabs.
	www.plantoftheweek.org /week056.shtml (224 words)

	News 14 Carolina \| 24 Hour Local News \| HEADLINES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Spanish moss was harvested for years as a stuffing material in furniture, mattresses and automobile seats.
		Spanish moss uses its long, thin, scaly stems to wrap around the host tree and hang down from the branches.
		Spanish moss is a popular mulch that is widely used in the floral industry.
	www.news14charlotte.com /content/headlines?ArID=91440&SecID=41 (352 words)

	The Story of Spanish Moss
		It is an early stage in the formation of coal, and is commonly used as a mulch.
		Peat moss is found mainly on the Scottish border on extensive beds called peat mosses, occupying the surface of the soil or covered to the depth of a few feet with sand and gravel.
		Club moss is also a fine yellowish powder consisting of the spores of certain species of this genus, used in dusting on sores and on pills to prevent them from sticking.
	www.stjohnparish.com /local/culture/spanishmoss/spanishmoss7.htm (280 words)

	Plant Answers
		Ball moss is the grayish-green "pincushion-like" or tufted growth seen on the bark of a number of Texas shade trees.
		Ball moss is an epiphytic plant, meaning it derives its nutrition from the air, not from the tree.
		Unlike ball moss, Spanish moss does not develop the very dense growth around the limbs and for that reason is not considered to be a problem on trees.
	www.plantanswers.com /garden_column/mar03/3.htm (1186 words)

	The Storey of Spanish Moss
		When cooked it yields a gelatine which is used in puddings, or a jelly which, being easily digested and nourishing, is used for invalids.
		Peat moss found on the Dingle Peninsula (Ireland) is used as a source of heat, especially for cooking and breadmaking.
		Spanish moss is sometimes hung on wire to make a curtain for swimming pools, outdoor dining areas, or drive-in-theatres.
	www.stjohnparish.com /local/culture/spanishmoss/spanishmoss8.htm (289 words)

	Frog (mood) Moss - Feather Moss - Spanish Moss For Less Plus Other Reptile Decor Items (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Frog moss is harvested in thick clumps which when rehydrated, resumes its original shape and suppleness.
		Spanish Moss is harvested from trees in the humid South East United States and Mexico.
		Spanish Moss is actually a small delicate colonial bromeliad.
	www.bigappleherp.com /Reptile_Supplies/Product/Specialty_Moss_3_Varieties_Frog_Mood_Moss_Feather_Moss__Spanish_Moss_278700.html (303 words)

	Spanish moss -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Valvate mosses constitute the subclass Andreaeidae, and peat mosses compose the subclass Sphagnidae.
		Among the earliest plants to become adapted to living on dry land, the mosses were the first green plants to stand erect.
		In the damp forests Spanish moss is gathered for...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9068995 (825 words)

	Spanish moss
		Spanish-moss, also called Florida moss, long moss, or graybeard, is not a true moss.
		It is an epiphytic plant, which grows on another plant, but does not rely on the host plant for nutrients; epiphytes make their own food.
		Moss pickers were hired and used long poles to pull the stringy masses off the trees.
	www.sfrc.ufl.edu /4h/Spanish_moss/spanmoss.htm (493 words)

	SecretGarden's Louisiana ... Our Spanish Moss
		It is a perennial 'epiphyte', a type of plant which derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, the sun, and the surface of the tree or host on which it is anchored.
		The moss poses no threat to the tree, other than possibly becoming so saturated with rain-water, it may break weak or dead branches.
		As for its name, there are many versions of how it came to be called Spanish Moss.
	www.shelsgarden.com /lamoss.html (183 words)

	Spanish moss on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Unspoilt Tiger Bayou with Spanish moss hanging from the cypress trees.
		Bayonet training under oak trees with Spanish Moss in the morning mist.
		Spanish moss drapes trees reflected in the Wakulla River at Wakulla Springs State Park, 16 miles south of Tallahassee, Florida.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Spanmoss.asp (594 words)

	Spanish Moss Productions \| Good Causes
		The Spanish Moss Foundation is a 501(c) 3 tax exempt organization with the federal tax identification # 22-3902058.
		The Spanish Moss Foundation is starting a scholarship fund to benefit music students in the Gadsden Co. Public High School Music Programs.
		Spanish Moss Foundation is proud to report we collected 100 lbs.
	www.spanishmossproductions.com /goodCauses (738 words)

	The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC): SPANISH MOSS IS NOT A MOSS AT ALL.(GARDENING Q&A)(LIFE)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A. Visitors to the South cannot help but notice the beautiful oak trees draped with silvery Spanish moss or Quercus virginiana.
		This green-gray, wispy, natural plant is an epiphyte, which means that it grows on oaks and other trees only for support, without damaging them.
		Actually, it is not a moss at all but a member of the pineapple family (Bromeliaceae).
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:126483029&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (244 words)

	Spanish moss on FL. oaks - GardenGuides Forums
		Spanish Moss is an indicator of good air quality too..
		spanish moss will definitely not harm the tree.
		i found it interesting that spanish moss was the cause of the first automobile recall.
	www.gardenguides.com /forum/showthread.php?t=9516 (216 words)

	BirdForum - Spanish moss
		Spanish moss must be tops on the list for bluejay nests.
		I came across a lot of the spanish moss on the ground yesterday.
		For the benefit of non-Southerners, it might be a good idea to explain that Spanish moss is not a moss, but a member of the pineapple family, a filamentous epiphyte (genus Tillandsia) in the s.e.
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=14776 (368 words)

	SPANISH MOSS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		It is a plant, Spanish Moss--not moss at all, but a member of the bromeliad family, which includes the pineapple plant.
		Native Americans and early settlers used Spanish moss for clothing, for animal food, and (mixed with mud) as caulk for their cabins.
		Legend says that a Spanish conquistador's gray beard was caught in a tree he was climbing in pursuit of an Indian maiden.
	www.dinoworld.net /moss.htm (209 words)

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		They are two of Florids native members of the Bromeliaceae, also known as the pineapple family.
		These scales, also known as trichomes, help the plant to capture and conserve water and are critical to their survival in most climates.
		They may appear to be on side strands, but once a strand flowers, a new branch is formed at the node above, sending growth responses along an alternate path which had on ly supported a simple leaf.
	www.sfrc.ufl.edu /Extension/scfor52.htm (1992 words)

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