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  2. Spanish moss - Wikipedia

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    Close-up of Spanish moss. Spanish moss consists of one or more slender stems, bearing alternate thin, curved or curly, and heavily scaled leaves 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). [7]

  3. Pleopeltis polypodioides - Wikipedia

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    The relative humidity of the air and the closing rate of the leaves of the ferns is an inverse relationship. The greater the humidity, the slower the leaves close because of prolonged exposure to moisture in the air. [5] Pleopeltis polypodioides can severely desiccate and lose almost all of its water. Experiments have shown it can lose up to 97 ...

  4. List of commelinid families - Wikipedia

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    These plants mostly grow on other plants or rocks. Leaves can be multihued, and are usually long and rigid. [23] Spanish moss was formerly an important packing material in the southern United States. Puya chilensis is sometimes considered carnivorous, by virtue of its sharp-tipped leaves. [19] Poales: Bromelia pinguin Bromelia pinguin Bromelia ...

  5. Bromeliaceae - Wikipedia

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    The family includes both epiphytes, such as Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), and terrestrial species, such as the pineapple (Ananas comosus). Many bromeliads are able to store water in a structure formed by their tightly overlapping leaf bases.

  6. Tillandsioideae - Wikipedia

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    Plants in this group have smooth or entire leaf margins, unusual color and markings, with many producing fragrant flowers. All their leaves are spineless (unarmed) and their fruit is a dry capsule containing winged seeds which are usually dispersed by breezes. Feathery seed plumes help them to adhere to a suitable epiphytic surface for germination.

  7. Moss - Wikipedia

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    Moss leaf under microscope, showing gemmae and a hair point (40x) Moss gametophytes have stems which may be simple or branched and upright (acrocarp) or prostrate (pleurocarp). The early divergent classes Takakiopsida, Sphagnopsida, Andreaeopsida and Andreaeobryopsida either lack stomata or have pseudostomata that do not form pores.

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    A FedEx contract worker has been busted for allegedly dumping dozens of packages in the woods to avoid working late. Latavion Lewis was arrested after a post office in Bonifay, Florida, received ...

  9. Old man's beard - Wikipedia

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    Clematis aristata, an Australian climbing plant. Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant. Tillandsia usneoides, "Spanish moss" - a bromeliad. Usnea, a genus of lichen