| Tillandsia elizabethae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia |
| Species: | T. elizabethae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia elizabethae Rauh [1] | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
T. sonorensisL. B. Smith & M. A. Dimmitt | |
Tillandsia elizabethae is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico. [2]
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Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of northern Mexico and south-eastern United States, Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to mid Argentina. Their leaves, more or less silvery in color, are covered with specialized cells (trichomes) capable of rapidly absorbing water that gathers on them.
Tillandsia marnieri-lapostollei is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Tillandsia ixioides is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is native to South America. Two subspecies are recognized:
Tillandsia guelzii is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is endemic to Jujuy Province of northern Argentina.
Tillandsia subg. Anoplophytum is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.
Tillandsia circinnatioides is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Tillandsia crista-galli is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico. The specific epithet has also been spelt crista-gallii.
Tillandsia jaliscopinicola is a plant species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Tillandsia socialis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico. It was first described in 1958.
Tillandsia ionantha, the air plant, is a species of plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in Broward County, Florida.
Tillandsia schiedeana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. It was named for the collector Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede. As an epiphyte it is found "growing in open tropical forests, and saxicolous, growing on cacti and burseras on steep dry slopes in semiarid regions in Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Venezuela, and Colombia at elevations of 750 to 5,500 feet."
Tillandsia clavigera is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.
Tillandsia pyramidata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is native to Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. Two varieties are recognized:
Tillandsia latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Ecuador and Peru. Four varieties are recognized:
Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.
Tillandsia subg. Aerobia is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.
Tillandsia subg. Pseudovriesea is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.
Tillandsia subg. Viridantha is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.