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Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.
- Common Name: Spanish Moss - coarse form
- Family: Bromeliaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Peru
- Habitat: epiphytic bromeliad; Section Draphroanthema
- Description: Unusually large and robust South American form.
[syn. Renealmia usneoides L., Dendropogon usneoides (L.) Raf.] Section Draphroanthema Stems slender, branching, leafy, hanging, often to 20 feet or more, hoary-gray, festooned in masses over trees; leaves scattered, very narrowly linear, to 2 inches long; flowers small, pale green or blue, solitary in axils of leaves.
Florida to Texas, south to Argentina. Common on trees in southeastern US, where it is collected for use as a packing and stuffing material. Also commonly used in the floral trade.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 199900305
- Source: Matt Opel
- Provenance: Peru
- Accession Date: 09-20-1999
- Bench: 1303 - NEO:Caribbean C
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-04-2012
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Poales
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- Family: Bromeliaceae
- SubFamily: Tillandsioideae
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References:Personal communication with Matt Opel, Sept 20, 1999
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