Explore Plants

Digital Herbaria

Spanish moss
Bromeliaceae (Airplant Family)

USDA Symbol: TIUS
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

click to enlarge

Location: Medina River Ranch, Gate 10, across road from the Knox Miller house.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Epiphyte on Quercus.

Description: Rooted in detrious bark. Dangling mass of slender, branching strands, silver-gray in color. Infloresence solitary, sessile.

County: Medina
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Jun 6, 1992
Specimen number: 440

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0649
Accession Date: Feb 22, 1994
Accession Number: 48

Annotations: SCXXB