Spanish moss is eaten by deer and wild turkey, and it’s used as nesting material by egrets, mockingbirds, warblers, owls, and squirrels. It shelters a host of other animals, from spiders and ...

In the winter, when I’m less distracted by other plants, I’m struck by just how much Spanish moss we have in the Lowcountry. It’s hard to find a spreading live oak that isn’t draped with ...

It's actually neither Spanish nor a moss. Spanish moss is one of those plants everyone knows at least one fun fact about. For ...

Picture any iconic southern city - New Orleans, Mobile, Charleston, Natchez, Savannah - and you likely imagine Spanish moss hanging from stately trees. But the plant is typically found in extreme ...

EASTVILLE — On a cold, damp morning, scientist Gary Fleming embarked on an expedition to investigate the mystery of the missing moss. Fleming was looking for the northernmost patch of Spanish ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – It’s almost impossible to think of the bayou state without having at least one vision of Spanish moss hanging from the outstretched, arthritic limbs of an aged ...

The dangling strands of Spanish moss commonly found hanging from live oak and crape myrtle trees in the Southeast are so alluring that some might want to bring it indoors to decorate.

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.