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An ironic note: If you go to the article via the NYT search, the link
to the article is accompanied by five advertiser links to commercial
suppliers of moss. <br>
Jocelyn Sladen<br>
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Juanita A. R. Ladyman, Ph.D. wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">This and Fred Hays comment brings up a good point - "moss" in stores and
landscape yards covers several life forms including lichen and vascular
plants - for example Spanish moss is Tillsandia usneoides, a vascular plant.
Its name in turn is derived from Usnea - a lichen genus. Tillsandia
usneoides actually looks very similar to some species of Usnea, especially
Usnea longissima which is rare and threatened with extirpation, if not
extinction in many parts of its range. I think it is clear that the
"wholesale" collection of plant material with little understanding or
appreciation of its composition warrants concern.
Juanita Ladyman
Centennial, CO
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Used in the floral greens industry. Exported primarily to the Netherlands
and Germany. The Dutch line tulip pots with it. It is also used around
the base of silk trees that you see in bank lobbies etc. On the east
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<pre wrap="">was once at a Lunt Sterling exhibit at their factory and there was liberal
use of dried moss in some of their displays. A buyer/processor in West
Virginia paid $0.50 per pound for moss, dried it outdoors on racks, bagged
it in plastic bags and it retailed at Kmart for $1.40 for 4 oz. Many dried
flower and crafts stores will use or sell dried moss.
Nan
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PM article
Thanks for an interesting article you forwarded. My ignorant question is,
"what is all this moss used for?" Can it be used as sphagnum moss is?
Ruth
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Please post:
Attached is an article from today's NY Times science section (Nov. 30,
2004). The original article in the paper has a couple of good photos. It's
a fair assessment of very complex issue.
(See attached file: Centennial forest fest is planned, Union Democrat,
11-26-04.htm)
Pat Ford
Botanist
Division of Scientific Authority
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Arlington, VA 22203
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