Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Spanish Moss

10/22/2012 Long Key Nature Center

Spanish Moss = Tillandsia usneoides
Family: Bromeliaceae

Despite its name, this is not biologically related to
either mosses or lichens.
The plant consists of a slender stem, curved or curly, 
heavily scaled leaves 2- 6 cm long and
1 mm broad, that grow in chain-like fashion,
hanging up to 6 m in length.
The plant has no aerial roots and 
it's flowers are tiny.

根というものがなく、カールした茎と葉(どこが茎で
どこが葉なのだろう・・・)がチェーンのようにつながって、
最高6メートルくらいの丈で下がっています。
沢山ぶら下がっていると不気味で幽霊屋敷の木みたいです。
  


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