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 growing in the Lower Rio Grande Valley near the US-Mexico border near Weslaco, Texas.
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Angiosperms, Bromeliaceae, Commelinids, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Monocots, Plantae, Poales, RGV, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Tillandsia, Tillandsia recurvata, Tracheophytes, Weslaco, air plant, airplant, ball moss, ballmoss, botany, bromeliad, cactus, epiphyte, epiphytic, flora, gray, grey, silver, small ballmoss, wild, winter
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- Bromeliads
