Tillandsia

Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Tillandsia L.
AIRPLANT
Native to Mexico and Guatemala, the weevil Metamsius callizona was detected in Ft. Lauderdale in 1989 and has spread in peninsular Florida, being extremely damaging to species of the genus Tillandsia (Frank & Cave 2005).

Classification

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POALES
Tillandsia

Citation

TILLANDSIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 286. 1753.
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TYPE: Tillandsia utriculata Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & Millspaugh, Bahama Fl. 64. 1920.

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Tillandsia bartramii Not Native G4 (Global Rank)
Tillandsia recurvata Ball-moss, Bunch-moss Not Native
Tillandsia usneoides Spanish-moss Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.