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770: 550: 45: 759: 781: 89: 810:, colloquially known as "swamp coolers" (and in some areas as "desert coolers"), which are used to cool homes and offices much less expensively than air conditioners. The cooling technology uses a pump that squirts water onto a pad made of Spanish moss plants; a fan then pulls air through the pad, and into the building. Evaporation of the water on the pads serves to reduce air temperature, cooling the building. 64: 646: 430: 795:, mulch, packing material, mattress stuffing, and fiber. In the early 1900s it was used commercially in the padding of car seats. More than 10,000 tons of processed Spanish moss was produced in 1939. Today, it is collected in smaller quantities for use in arts and crafts, as bedding for flower gardens, and as an ingredient in 561:
that absorbs nutrients and water through its own leaves from the air and rain falling upon it. While its presence rarely kills the trees on which it grows, it occasionally becomes so thick that, by shading the leaves of the tree, it slows the growth rate of the tree. It can use the water-conserving
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Kluge, M; Lange, O L; Eichmann, M V; Schmid, R (1973). "CAM in Tillandsia usneoides: Studies on the pathway of carbon and the dependency of CO2-exchange on light intensity, temperature and water content of the plant (in German)".
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Haslam, Richard; Borland, Anne; Maxwell, Kate; Griffiths, Howard (2003). "Physiological responses of the CAM epiphyte Tillandsia usneoides L. (Bromeliaceae) to variations in light and water supply".
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Spanish moss is sensitive to airborne contaminants. It does not grow in areas where smoke is common, such as near chimneys. It has receded from urban areas due to increasing air pollution.
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2–6 cm (0.8–2.4 inches) long and 1 mm (0.04 inches) broad, that grow vegetatively in a chain-like fashion (pendant), forming hanging structures of up to 6 m (20 feet).
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Gutenberg, Arthur William (1955). The Economics of the Evaporative Cooler Industry in the Southwestern United States. Stanford University Graduate School of Business. p. 167.
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One anecdote about the origin of Spanish moss is called "the Meanest Man Who Ever Lived", in which the man's white hair grew very long and got caught on trees.
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by fragments that are carried on the wind and stick to tree limbs or that are carried to other locations by birds as nesting material.
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Schlesinger, William H.; Marks, P. L. (1977). "Mineral Cycling and the Niche of Spanish Moss, Tillandsia usneoides L.".
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In the desert regions of southwestern United States, dried Spanish moss is sometimes used in the manufacture of
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Spanish moss consists of one or more slender stems, bearing alternate thin, curved or curly, and heavily scaled
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that often grows upon large trees in tropical and subtropical climates. It is native to much of
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culture, due to its propensity for growing in subtropical humid southern locales such as
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in lei used for pageantry. In the early 21st century the plant was heavily marketed as "
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It has been introduced to locations around the world with similar conditions, including
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Whitaker Jr., J; Ruckdeschel, C. (2010). "Spanish Moss, the Unfinished Chigger Story".
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is partly hidden within the leaf sheath. Spanish moss propagates both by seed and
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In the southern U.S., the plant seems to show preferences for southern live oak (
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were not present among thousands of other arthropods identified on the plant.
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and the southern Atlantic coast. The northern limit of its natural range is
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Spanish moss' primary range is in the Southeastern United States (including
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County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA)
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Spanish Moss: Its History, Nature and Uses — Beaufort County Library
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plant. In Hawaii, it was named "ʻumiʻumi-o-Dole" after the beard of
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occurs. In North America, it occurs in a broad band following the
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Florida Spanish Moss: Theory — Does Spanish Moss kill trees?
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Bromeliad Cultivar Registry: Tillandsia 'Munro's Filiformis'
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Bromeliad Cultivar Registry: Tillandsia 'Maurice's Robusta'
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Spanish moss has been used for various purposes, including
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What’s in a name? Itla-okla, ʻUmiʻumi-o-Dole, Spanish Moss
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The Plant Book. A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants
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Bromeliad Cultivar Registry: Tillandsia 'Tight and Curly'
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Spanish moss under 20x magnification, showing scale-like
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to Hawaii in the nineteenth century. It became a popular
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Bromeliad Cultivar Registry: Tillandsia 'Old Man's Gold'
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Bromeliad Cultivar Registry: Tillandsia 'Odin's Genuina'
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Spanish moss shelters a number of creatures, including
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Bromeliad Cultivar Registry: Tillandsia 'Spanish Gold'
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 1315:"Plants profile for Tillandsia usneoides" 1267:Times-Dispatch, REX SPRINGSTON Richmond. 1077: 1075: 1073: 1003: 2458:Flora of the South-Central United States 1343: 1341: 779: 768: 557:Spanish moss is not parasitic: it is an 2453:Flora of the Southeastern United States 1208:United States Department of Agriculture 1199:Germplasm Resources Information Network 1113: 1111: 1041:United States Department of Agriculture 1032:Germplasm Resources Information Network 972: 361:). It is known as "grandpa's beard" in 1507: 1361: 1359: 708:Texas, and extreme southern Virginia. 664:Spanish moss is often associated with 1490:Wildlife, State of Texas, Parks and. 7: 2115:b4dcb3f7-bff6-4976-b914-7260e449069a 2413:IUCN Red List least concern species 1058: 1056: 991:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1352:. 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Index

Tillandsia usneoides

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia
Tillandsia subg. Diaphoranthema
Binomial name
L.
Synonyms
epiphytic
flowering plant
Mexico
Bermuda
Bahamas
Central America
South America
Southern United States
West Indies
Queensland
Australia

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