Spanish moss

Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides L, is not a moss, but a flowering and fruiting aerial epiphytic bromeliad. It is one of nine Tillandsia species typically living in warm, humid climates on trees or other supporting structures such as fences and power cables (Billings 1904; Garth 1964; Callaway, et al. 2002). This epiphyte is distributed between 38°N and 38°S latitude, up to 3300 meters above sea level (Garth,1964 and Gentry,1987), and is native to Mexico, Central America, South America and the

Spanish moss is a vascular epiphyte that belongs to the genus known as Tillandsia. Epiphytes do not typically harm the tree species that it resides on. Epiphytes such as Spanish moss(TillansiaUaneoides) is not dependent on the tree for nutrients; however, it uses the tree for mechanical support. It produces seeds that are transported by the wind which causes it to be found in various locations; however, spanish moss may not survive living on some tree hosts and be found more frequently on certain

growth responses when irradiance levels decreased, this was not the case for every bryophyte species. Unlike the other 5 bryophyte moss species that Rincón observed, L. bidentate did not exhibit the typical decrease in growth with the increased irradiance levels (Rincón, 1993). This indicates that the variation in different species can affect the growth of bryophyte moss, which relates to the amount of microbial diversity and their abundance. Likewise, in North Carolina, researchers specifically studied

Introduction The moss Physcomitrella patens is an alluring model system for plant biology and functional genome analysis. It shares numerous biological features with higher plants (vascular plants) however it also has the exceptional advantage of an efficient homologous recombination system for its nuclear DNA. This permits exact genetic manipulations and targeted knockouts to study gene function, an approach due to low frequency of targeted recombination events is not routinely conceivable in any

using rich soil, sandy cactus soil can be very helpful. 1. Rainforest - tropical environment with tropical plants (bromeliads; ferns; moss; miniature palms that are smaller than usual; pothos; venus fly traps, and so forth…). Requires bright, indirect light and warm temperatures (60-85F / 16-30C). 2. Woodland - woodland environment with woodland plants (ferns; moss; violets; wintergreen; wild strawberries, ginger, and so on…). Requires low to medium, indirect light and cool temperatures (40-65F /

Terrestrialization on Land or in Water By Kyle Dean Intro. The movement to land by plants has been a point of great interest for many researchers. The complexity of the situation is in the characterization of those traits that were most essential to the viability on land, and whether those traits developed prior to terrestrialization or post terrestrialization. This complexity stems from the long branch of phylogeny leading to terrestrialization having an incomplete fossil record due to environmental

Isn’t is wonderful to just see flowers sprout in the springtime? To see cherry blossoms grow tall and beautiful? Don’t you ever wonder, how are they grown? Planting has been around for centuries. Many people enjoy planting and even do it for living. It’s a calm, relaxing, beautiful and such a soothing thing to do in your free time. Planting a successful garden can be tough but also very fun. In order to make a great garden, first find a great location where there is lots of sunlight. Sunlight

possible are used throughout the space. Funky dining tables and a green garden roof consisting of suspended grass plants. The Interiors become one of the many ways LIV is able to tell their life story. • Soft clumps of moss might tell the tale of all on a living wall at LIV with a green moss logo. By creating an tropical outdoor theme indoors LIV becomes chilled environment that gives the impression of being in a garden. For this reason green walls was installed in two semi-opened spaces. These spaces

Keeping Christmas Plants Beautiful Poinsettias have been one of the most popular Christmas plants, but many complain that they dropped their beautifully colored bracts much too soon. A new variety made its appearance in the trade. It is a low-growing plant (approximately 22 inches high including the pot) with several blooms. I saw the plant first at the William Zappettini Co. in the San Francisco Flower Mart and just had to have one to make my Christmas complete. My plant measures 23 inches high

I quickly step into the gallery with the biting wind pushing behind me, touching the atmosphere subtly, moving the orange flames of the procession of tiny wax candles delicately enough that no one notices. My eyes are immediately drawn to the beautiful crystalline jewels hung from the ceiling. They look heavenly decadent, almost as if I have just entered a celestial forest bearing the fruit of ambrosia. As my gaze lightly touches each artifact in the small room, I notice that all the decorations