Plants — 23,508 Species

Balbis' airplant

Tillandsia balbisiana Schult. & Schult.f.

Tillandsia balbisiana, common name northern needleleaf, is a bromeliad species native to parts of the Americas.

Bartram's airplant

Tillandsia bartramii Elliott

Tillandsia bartramii Elliott is a clump-forming plant with defined dimensions for its leaves, flowers, bracts and fruits.

Tillandsia biflora Ruiz & Pav.

Tillandsia biflora Ruiz & Pav.

Tillandsia biflora is a flowering Bromeliaceae species native to parts of Central and South America.

Medusa's head

Tillandsia caput-medusae É.Morren

Tillandsia caput-medusae, the octopus plant or medusa's head, is an epiphytic bromeliad native to Mexico and Central America, commonly grown in cultivation.

Tillandsia complanata Benth.

Tillandsia complanata Benth.

Tillandsia complanata is a flowering plant species in the genus Tillandsia native to multiple regions of the Americas.

cardinal airplant

Tillandsia fasciculata Sw.

Tillandsia fasciculata, the cardinal/giant airplant, is a bromeliad native to the Americas, at risk of extirpation in the US from invasive weevils.

Twisted Airplant

Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.

Tillandsia flexuosa, the twisted airplant, is a Tillandsia bromeliad native to parts of the Americas from Florida to northern South America.

Tillandsia geminiflora Brongn.

Tillandsia geminiflora Brongn.

Tillandsia geminiflora is a Tillandsia species native to eastern South America, with two recognized varieties.

pink quill

Tillandsia guatemalensis L.B.Sm.

Tillandsia guatemalensis L.B.Sm. is a flowering Tillandsia species native to Mexico and Central America.

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.

False dayflower

Tinantia anomala (Torr.) C.B.Clarke

Tinantia anomala, false dayflower or widow's-tears, is an annual bicolored-flowered herb in the Commelinaceae family found mostly in Texas.

Petawali

Tinospora crispa (L.) Miers ex Hook.fil. & Thomson

Pride of Bolivia

Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Kuntze

Tipuana tipu is a large deciduous shade tree with yellow flowers, adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions.

crane-fly orchid

Tipularia discolor (Pursh) Nutt.

Tipularia discolor, the crippled crane fly, is a North American forest orchid with a distinct seasonal growth pattern.

Shrubby Tiquilia

Tiquilia canescens (DC.) A.T.Richardson

Tiquilia canescens, woody crinklemat, is a small perennial desert shrub found in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico.