Bromeliaceae

Blushing Bride Airplant

Tillandsia ionantha Planch.

Tillandsia ionantha Planch. is a small bromeliad species with purple petals and a specific set of morphological traits.

Potbelly Airplant

Tillandsia paucifolia Baker

Tillandsia paucifolia, the potbelly airplant, is an animal-pollinated bromeliad epiphyte native to the Americas.

Tillandsia prodigiosa (Lem.) Baker

Tillandsia prodigiosa (Lem.) Baker

ballmoss

Tillandsia recurvata (L.) L.

Tillandsia recurvata, or ball moss, is an epiphytic flowering bromeliad native to warm regions of the Americas.

Tillandsia schiedeana Steud.

Tillandsia schiedeana Steud.

Tillandsia schiedeana Steud. is a variable bromeliad with large thin stiff leaves and 40 cm tall yellow-flowered inflorescences.

southern needleleaf airplant

Tillandsia setacea Sw.

Tillandsia setacea, the southern needleleaf, is a flowering plant species with scattered disjunct distribution across the Americas.

upright airplant

Tillandsia stricta Sol. ex Ker Gawl.

Tillandsia stricta is a native South American and Trinidad Tillandsia species with two recognized varieties.

Tillandsia tricholepis Baker

Tillandsia tricholepis Baker

Tillandsia tricholepis Baker is a rare stomata-free terrestrial flowering bromeliad native to parts of South America.

Spanish moss

Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.

Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss) is a rootless epiphytic plant with a wide native range from the southeastern US to Argentina, with varied human uses.

giant airplant

Tillandsia utriculata L.

Tillandsia utriculata is a bromeliad species with two recognized subspecies that is declining in Florida due to invasive weevils.

Urn Plant

Aechmea fasciata (Lindl.) Baker

Aechmea fasciata is a slow-growing bromeliad with patterned leaves, mild skin irritation potential, and specific cultivation requirements.

Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.

Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.

Aechmea mertensii is a species in the genus Aechmea native to multiple South American and Guianan countries.

Aechmea angustifolia Poepp. & Endl.

Aechmea angustifolia Poepp. & Endl.

Aechmea angustifolia is a Aechmea species native to Central America and northern South America.

Aechmea pubescens Baker

Aechmea pubescens Baker

Aechmea pubescens is a flowering plant species in the Bromeliaceae family native to parts of Central and South America.

Aechmea setigera Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Aechmea setigera Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Aechmea setigera is a plant species in the genus Aechmea native to multiple regions of northern South America and Panama.

Aechmea ramosa Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Aechmea ramosa Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Aechmea ramosa is an endemic eastern Brazil Aechmea species with two recognized varieties and many recorded cultivars.

Aechmea vallerandii (Carrière) Erhardt, Götz & Seybold

Aechmea vallerandii (Carrière) Erhardt, Götz & Seybold

Aechmea vallerandii is a flowering plant species in genus Aechmea, native to Panama and northern South America.

Aechmea magdalenae (André) André ex Baker

Aechmea magdalenae (André) André ex Baker

Aechmea magdalenae, or ixtle, is a spiny-leaved bromeliad native to the Americas, cultivated and harvested for fiber, fruit, and medicinal use.

Coralberry bromeliad

Aechmea fulgens Brongn.

Aechmea fulgens Brongn., or coralberry, is a Brazilian ornamental bromeliad that blooms once before dying.

Aechmea lamarchei Mez

Aechmea lamarchei Mez

Aechmea lamarchei Mez is an Aechmea plant species endemic to eastern Brazil's Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo.

Matchstick Bromeliad

Aechmea gamosepala Wittm.

Aechmea gamosepala is an endemic southern Brazilian bromeliad, often grown as an ornamental, with two recognized varieties.

Aechmea calyculata (É.Morren) Baker

Aechmea calyculata (É.Morren) Baker

Aechmea calyculata is a flowering bromeliad endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil and eastern Argentina.

Aechmea caudata Lindm.

Aechmea caudata Lindm.

Aechmea caudata is a flowering bromeliad species native to southeastern Brazil.

Aechmea recurvata (Klotzsch) L.B.Sm.

Aechmea recurvata (Klotzsch) L.B.Sm.

Aechmea recurvata is a plant species in the Aechmea genus native to parts of eastern South America.