spanish moss

"Spanish moss is a native, perennial epiphytic herb. It is not Spanish, nor a moss, but a flowering plant. ... The plant is not parasitic, as is often thought, but attaches itself to trees for support. The plant has no roots but derives its nutrients from rainfall, detritus and airborne dust."

Read more about it HERE . . . some older blips of mine sharing Spanish Moss are here. :o) I find this epiphyte fascinating and I love to take photos of it! So magical! . . . I've added a photo of the same tree and spanish moss, that shows more of both in the "extra photos".