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NATURE & GASTRONOMY

 

 

 

  Spanish Moss

 

Thailand

Spanish Moss growing on a tree in Bangkok's King Rama IX Royal Park (fig.), hanging from its dead branches like long beards.

 

This comparison is also found in the Thai name given to this flowering plant, i.e. nuad reusi, which means ‘hermit's beard’ (fig.).

LIST OF THAI BOTANICAL NAMES

 

  Spanish Moss