Spanish Moss

• Description: Tree covered in ivy and moss. Folklore in the United States explains the origin of Spanish moss through a story about a man whose Spanish fiancŽe comes to South Carolina in the 1700s. One day as they are walking in a forest, they are attacked by Cherokee who cut off the fiancŽeÕs beautiful hair and throw it in a tree as a warning to stay off their land. Later, the hair began to turn gray and grow throughout the trees of the forest where it is still found today.
• Keywords: moss, Spanish moss, ivy, plant, vine, tree, Maclay Gardens
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• Source: Florida Center for Instructional Technology, Exploring Florida: Social Studies Resources for Students and Teachers (Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2009)

• County: Leon
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• Date of Photo: 4/1/2007
• Photographer: Roy Winkelman

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