First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, VA
First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, VA
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Family: Bromeliaceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - June
Spanish Moss is not a moss nor a lichen; it is a flowering plant that often grows on larger trees, such as Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) and Southern Live Oak, drooping down from branches.
Its species name means "resembling Usnea" because it superficially resembles beard lichen (genus Usnea). [For an example, see Silken Beard Lichen (Usnea hesperina).]
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8 November 2015
First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, VA
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8 November 2015
First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, VA
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