it uses trees (most commonly live oaks) as more of a landing pad to grow on, but not to grow in place of. Contrary to popular belief, Spanish moss doesn’t actively kill the trees on which it grows.

The plant has nothing to do with Spain and it is not a true moss. Believe it or not, the plant is closely related to the pineapple.

Epiphytes are plants that live without having roots in the soil; they live in trees or sometimes on man-made structures like fences! The most visible epiphyte for us in South Carolina is Spanish moss, ...