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Spanish moss whose scientific name is Trilladsia usneoides were reported to arise from the Peruvian Andes these plants are also quite well known in the southeastern United States, the range of this plant has extended through Central America south to Argentina and Chile. Through research, it has been proved that Spanish moss is independent of edaphic factors and also they rely directly or indirectly on their atmospheric conditions for their food and nutrients supply. Although this plant has no proper hairy root system for the absorption of water a proper layer of absorbing scales is present over the entire plant which is used for the same purpose. The water absorption of this plant was studied briefly and in detail by many scientists, and it was proved that the external disc of the absorbing scale was only a covering and the unique feature of this disc is that it opens up when it is wet and closes when the conditions are dry. These discs also acted as tiny pumps and the main purpose of the disc was to pump in any traces of water that were present on the outer surface. Other scientists also argued that the disc action completely depended on the cohesive water power.

Spanish moss is an epiphytic flowering plant which is divided almost between latitude 38N and 38S. The main characteristics of this plant are basically that it grows in a humid environment and to grow well this plant requires support like a telephone cable or any wire. This plant typically present at the broad elevational range and based on the elevation of this plant the linkage with temperature and atmospheric moisture content varies significantly. It is also noteworthy that the species is certainly unable to survive at a higher elevation because such temperatures are too cold for its persistence. These plants receive their moisture from dew and rain, but they are not significantly affected by humidity and moisture. The Spanish moss prefers well light but humid place for their growth, and in some areas where there is a higher concentration of water then they limit their growth only to those places. These plants have the capability to absorb maximum moisture from the soil therefore, they are capable of surviving under dry conditions when water is not readily accessible. Another main feature of this plant is that they are capable of growing better on dead plants than on living ones. The growth pattern of this plant varies greatly as compared to other plants, this plant has a scorpioid dichotomous growth pattern where the development and growth of stem changes with successive nodes, the pattern is such that the left branch is dominant in one node and the right branch becomes dominant in the next node in each node the alternate fork is basically a leaf-like branch that is present opposite to the dominant branch. In the center of these forks secondary leaf-like structures appear. Spanish moss bear only one flower and each of the individual flowers lasts just for four days maximum.

The proper mode of reproduction and the nutrition pattern of this plant is still unknown however studies suggest that this plant absorb water and nutrients from the soil, but still research needs to be done in this field. The purpose of this current study is to find out the growth, reproduction and survival behavior of this plant. Although many researchers suggested different theories regarding the growth pattern of this plant there are still some confusions that need to be addressed in the future. So different researchers came up with different theories about this plant although a brief detail is present regarding this plant studies are still required to understand the living style of the plant.

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