Tillandsia fasciculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Tillandsia |
Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia |
Species: | T. fasciculata
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Binomial name | |
Tillandsia fasciculata | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Tillandsia fasciculata, commonly known as the giant airplant, [4] giant wild pine, or cardinal airplant, [5] is a species of bromeliad that is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America ( Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil), and the southeastern United States ( Georgia and Florida). [3] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Within the United States, this airplant is at risk of extirpation from the Mexican bromeliad weevil, Metamasius callizona. A related plant, Tillandsia utriculata, sometimes called the "wild pine", is endemic to the same areas.
Four varieties are recognized: [3]
Several cultivars have been named: [12]
Media related to Tillandsia fasciculata at Wikimedia Commons
Tillandsia fasciculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Tillandsia |
Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia |
Species: | T. fasciculata
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Binomial name | |
Tillandsia fasciculata | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Tillandsia fasciculata, commonly known as the giant airplant, [4] giant wild pine, or cardinal airplant, [5] is a species of bromeliad that is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America ( Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil), and the southeastern United States ( Georgia and Florida). [3] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Within the United States, this airplant is at risk of extirpation from the Mexican bromeliad weevil, Metamasius callizona. A related plant, Tillandsia utriculata, sometimes called the "wild pine", is endemic to the same areas.
Four varieties are recognized: [3]
Several cultivars have been named: [12]
Media related to Tillandsia fasciculata at Wikimedia Commons