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Subgenus Tillandsia
Tillandsia
Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of the Neotropics, from northern Mexico and the southeastern United States to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to central Argentina. Their leaves, more or less silvery in color, are covered with specialized cells (trichomes) capable of rapidly absorbing water that gathers on them.
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
Tillandsia fasciculata
complexTillandsia fasciculata
giant airplant
speciesTillandsia utriculata
southern needleleaf airplant
speciesTillandsia setacea
Balbis' airplant
speciesTillandsia balbisiana
Bartram's airplant
speciesTillandsia bartramii
Tillandsia schiedeana
speciesTillandsia schiedeana
Medusa's head
speciesTillandsia caput-medusae
Blushing Bride Airplant
speciesTillandsia ionantha
pink quill
speciesTillandsia guatemalensis
Tillandsia complanata
speciesTillandsia complanata
Tillandsia incarnata
speciesTillandsia incarnata
Potbelly Airplant
speciesTillandsia paucifolia
Twisted Airplant
speciesTillandsia flexuosa
Tillandsia biflora
speciesTillandsia biflora
Tillandsia fendleri
speciesTillandsia fendleri
Manatee River airplant
speciesTillandsia simulata
Tillandsia brachycaulos
speciesTillandsia brachycaulos
Tillandsia juncea
speciesTillandsia juncea
Tillandsia prodigiosa
speciesTillandsia prodigiosa
leatherleaf airplant
speciesTillandsia variabilis
Tillandsia deppeana
speciesTillandsia deppeana
Tillandsia lajensis
speciesTillandsia lajensis
Tillandsia erubescens
speciesTillandsia erubescens
Mexican black torch plant
speciesTillandsia punctulata
swamp fire
speciesTillandsia multicaulis
Tillandsia bourgaei
speciesTillandsia bourgaei
Bulbous Airplant
speciesTillandsia bulbosa
Bailey's ballmoss
speciesTillandsia baileyi
Tillandsia secunda
speciesTillandsia secunda
Tillandsia pastensis
speciesTillandsia pastensis
Tillandsia elongata
speciesTillandsia elongata
Tillandsia achyrostachys
speciesTillandsia achyrostachys
Tillandsia polystachia
speciesTillandsia polystachia
Tillandsia violacea
speciesTillandsia violacea
Tillandsia streptophylla
speciesTillandsia streptophylla
Tillandsia latifolia
speciesTillandsia latifolia
imperial airplant
speciesTillandsia imperialis
Tillandsia leiboldiana
speciesTillandsia leiboldiana
Tillandsia exserta
speciesTillandsia exserta
Tillandsia butzii
speciesTillandsia butzii
Tillandsia capitata
speciesTillandsia capitata
Tillandsia ponderosa
speciesTillandsia ponderosa
Tillandsia intermedia
speciesTillandsia intermedia
Tillandsia huamelulaensis
speciesTillandsia huamelulaensis
Tillandsia turneri
speciesTillandsia turneri
Tillandsia tricolor
speciesTillandsia tricolor
Tillandsia denudata
speciesTillandsia denudata
Fuzzywuzzy Airplant
speciesTillandsia pruinosa
Tillandsia circinnatioides
speciesTillandsia circinnatioides
Tillandsia tovarensis
speciesTillandsia tovarensis
Tillandsia flabellata
speciesTillandsia flabellata
Tillandsia makoyana
speciesTillandsia makoyana
Tillandsia tehuacana
speciesTillandsia tehuacana
Tillandsia eizii
speciesTillandsia eizii
Florida airplant
hybridTillandsia × floridana
Tillandsia parryi
speciesTillandsia parryi
Tillandsia gymnobotrya
speciesTillandsia gymnobotrya
Tillandsia dasyliriifolia
speciesTillandsia dasyliriifolia
Tillandsia calothyrsus
speciesTillandsia calothyrsus
Tillandsia oerstediana
speciesTillandsia oerstediana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 956350.