Tillandsia usneoides
Old Man's Beard, Spanish Moss
Also known as: Dendropogon usneoides (L.) Raf. +16 more
- Dendropogon usneoides (L.) Raf.
- Renealmia usneoides L.
- Strepsia usneoides (L.) Nutt. ex Steud.
- Tillandsia crinita Willd. ex Beer
- Tillandsia filiformis Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Tillandsia trichodes Kunth
- Tillandsia trichoides Kunth
- Tillandsia usneoides f. cretacea Mez
- Tillandsia usneoides f. crispa André
- Tillandsia usneoides f. ferruginea André
- Tillandsia usneoides f. filiformis André
- Tillandsia usneoides f. genuina André
- Tillandsia usneoides f. longissima André
- Tillandsia usneoides f. major André
- Tillandsia usneoides f. robusta É.Morren ex Mez
- Tillandsia usneoides subsp. cretacea Mez
- Tillandsia usneoides subsp. crispa André
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Bromeliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Tillandsia usneoides (commonly known as Old Man's Beard or Spanish Moss) is an epiphytic bromeliad belonging to the Bromeliaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Tillandsia genus, encompassing over 700 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Queensland, Society Is.