Ballmoss (Tillandsia recurvata)
A distant relative of the pineapple, ballmoss (or ball moss) is not an actual moss but rather a bromeliad, sometimes called an air plant, that lives on trees where it has some protection from wind and sunlight but does not actually harm the tree in any way. With a native range from Argentina and Chile to the Southern United States, this interesting plant was found overhanging the Rio Grande River right on the US-Mexico border just south of Alamo, Texas in Hidalgo County.
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Alamo, Angiosperms, Bromeliaceae, Commelinids, Hidalgo County, Monocots, NWR, National Wildlife Refuge, Plantae, Poales, RGV, Rio Grande Valley, Santa Ana NWR, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, Tillandsia, Tillandsia recurvata, Tracheophytes, air plant, airplant, ball moss, ballmoss, botany, bromeliad, epiphyte, epiphytic, flora, gray, grey, silver, small ballmoss, wild, winter
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