Tillandsia usneoides / jenggot musa

tanaman rumput jenggot musa http: / / commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File: Tillandsia_ usneoides03.jpg http: / / www.pinguicula.org/ pages/ plantes/ pinguicula_ Kirkbright.htm Spanish moss is not a moss, but a light grey bromeliad , Tillandsia usneoides, which grows in trees in full sun or part shade from the Southern United States through Argentina. It is typically thin and curly, hangs from the trees' limbs, and can grow several feet in length. Be carefull, the plants in its natural habitat can contain chiggers ( which burrow under humans' skin and cause considerable itching) . It is not a parasite, but an epiphyte, which absorbs nutrients and water from the air.