Characteristics

Monocots
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.
TWISTED AIRPLANT; BANDED AIRPLANT
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Native Threatened-State
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Classification

POALES
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw. - TWISTED AIRPLANT; BANDED AIRPLANT

Citation

TILLANDSIA FLEXUOSA Swartz, Prodr. 56. 1788.
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COLOMBIA: Cartagena (lectotype: Jacquin, Sel. Stirp. Amer. pl. 63. 1763.) Lectotypified by L. B. Smith & Downs, Fl. Neotrop. 14: 977. 1977.

Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

Source

Synonyms

Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos

Tillandsia flexuosa - 283
Tillandsia flexuosa - T. Ann Williams View Full Size
Tillandsia flexuosa - 283
Tillandsia flexuosa - T. Ann Williams View Full Size
Tillandsia flexuosa - 137
Tillandsia flexuosa - John Kunzer View Full Size
Tillandsia flexuosa - 137
Tillandsia flexuosa - John Kunzer View Full Size
Tillandsia flexuosa - 137
Tillandsia flexuosa - John Kunzer View Full Size
Tillandsia flexuosa - 162
Tillandsia flexuosa - Ken Marks View Full Size
Tillandsia flexuosa - 162
Tillandsia flexuosa - Ken Marks View Full Size