tillandsia

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large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses
They usually bear a rosette of narrow overlapping basal leaves, which often hold a considerable quantity of water
It is often used for stuffing mattresses
Also, a plant of this genus
Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees
An immense genus of epiphytic bromeliaceous plants confined to tropical and subtropical America
The spicate or paniculate flowers have free perianth segments, and are often subtended by colored bracts
A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America
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