Category:Tillandsia

Til*land"si*a, n. Etym: [nl. So named after prof. Tillands, of abo, In finland.] (bot.)

Defn: a genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the southern United states and in tropical america. Tillandsia usneoides, called Long moss, black moss, spanish moss, and florida moss, has a very Slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on The branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.