Tillandsia capillaris

Tillandsia capillaris
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Tillandsia subg. Diaphoranthema
Species:	T. capillaris
Binomial name
Tillandsia capillaris Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms [2] [3]
Diaphoranthema capillaris(Ruiz & Pav.) Beer Tillandsia capillaris f. typicaL.B.Sm. Tillandsia capillaris f. hieronymi(Mez) L.B.Sm. Tillandsia capillaris f. incana(Mez) L.B.Sm. Tillandsia capillaris var. incanaMez Tillandsia capillaris var. lanuginosaMez Tillandsia dependens f. percordobensis(Mez) A.Cast. Tillandsia dependens var. percordobensisMez Tillandsia dependens var. perusneoidesMez Tillandsia dependens f. perusneoides(Mez) A.Cast. Tillandsia hieronymiMez Tillandsia incanaGillies ex Baker Tillandsia lanuginosaGillies ex Baker Tillandsia permutataA.Cast. Tillandsia propinqua var. saxicolaHieron.

Tillandsia capillaris is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae . ^{[2] [4]} This species is native to southern and western South America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador). ^{[3] [5] [6] [7]}

Three taxa are recognized at the "form" level: ^[3]

1. Tillandsia capillaris f. capillaris – most of species range
2. Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis(Hieron.) L.B.Sm. – Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile
3. Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens(Ruiz & Pav.) L.B.Sm. – Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile

References

1. Treviño Zevallos, I. (2019). "Tillandsia capillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T131368708A131369209. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T131368708A131369209.en . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
2. "Tillandsia capillaris Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. "Tillandsia capillaris Ruiz & Pav". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
5. Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 October 2009
6. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009
7. Castello, L.V. & Galetto, L. (2013). How many taxa can be recognised within the complex Tillandsia capillaris (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae)?. PhytoKeys 23: 25-39.