Spanish moss is one of those plants everyone knows at least one fun fact about. For me, growing up visiting my aunt and uncle on St. Simons Island, Georgia, I was always warned not to touch it ...

Spanish moss is a "very opportunistic" plant in that its seeds can simply blow onto tree branches, germinate and grow into long, gray strands. It's random where it finds a host.

Spanish moss has an enchanting, almost otherworldly look to it, so it’s no surprise the plant is associated with various legends. One of the most prominent tales told about Spanish moss involves ...

Researchers collected samples of Spanish moss and a close relative, ball moss, on Cumberland Island, Georgia, to see what was in residence. They counted a total of 3,297 bugs, including spiders ...

Many people in the U.S. will have an opportunity to witness nearly four minutes of a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, as it moves from southern Texas to Maine. But in the U.S., over 7 ...

Q. Mobile, Charleston and New Orleans are noted for their magnificent live oak trees, many of which have Spanish moss hanging from their limbs. I have several questions about this gray plant. (1 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Spanish moss is not Spanish, but it was almost French—and these are just a few of the secrets the moss, that’s not even really a moss, has been hiding in the ...

Spanish moss is not Spanish, but it was almost French—and these are just a few of the secrets the moss, that’s not even really a moss, has been hiding in the swamps of Louisiana.

Between May 1 and June 30, 2024, the Spanish Moss Trail section between the street crossings at Hermitage Road and Cottage Farm Drive will be closed to make way for a new pier and repairs of an ...

I tried a moss killer last year and the moss turned black and died but now it is as thick as ever. This is in my backyard, so mostly shaded by tall evergreen trees. — T.Y., Bonney Lake ...