Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Tillandsia usneoides
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tillandsia usneoides
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 037-01-001:
Tillandsia usneoides
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Spanish Moss
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JK Marlow jkm0303b_14
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
'usneoides' refers to its superficial resemblance to the common lichen Usnea, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0303f_08
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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Mark A. Musselman mam_spanishmosseed051906
May Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
Reproduction mainly vegetative, but reproduction by seeds does occur, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Mark A. Musselman mam_spanishmossflo051906
May Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
Flowers occur during April, May and June, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Mark A. Musselman mam_spanishmossfl060109a
June Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest