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"Spanish moss" close up<br> Georgia picture - It’s not Spanish, but apparently got its name from the early Spanish explorers. It’s also not moss … it’s a photosynthetic epiphyte, something similar to a parasite, which produces its own food and draws water from the moisture in the air.
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It’s not Spanish, but apparently got its name from the early Spanish explorers. It’s also not moss … it’s a photosynthetic epiphyte, something similar to a parasite, which produces its own food and draws water from the moisture in the air.
North America
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