New Hanover Cooperative Extension Al Hight, Director Spanish moss Photos of Spanish Moss hanging from Crapemyrtle trees Click to view enlarged images Mosslike plant which has small flowers and slender, gray stems with tiny leaves that usually hang in long, graceful strands from the branches of trees. Also called Florida moss. Taxonomic Hierarchy Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants Infrakingdom Streptophyta – land plants Division Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes Subdivision Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants Infradivision Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms Class Magnoliopsida Superorder Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons Order Poales Family Bromeliaceae Genus Tillandsia L. – air plant, airplant Species Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. – Heno, Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides, (L.) L., Taxonomic Serial No.: 42371 Photos of Spanish Moss hanging from Crapemyrtle trees Click to view enlarged images References and Further Reading Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955 Tillandsia usneoides, (L.) L., Taxonomic Serial No.: 42371 Spanish Moss, Tillandsia usneoides Zoology Quest: Crapemyrtle