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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 deppeana is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Tillandsia imperialis is an epiphytic species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico, specifically the states Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, and Veracruz, at elevations ranging from 800 to 2,600 meters. Its distribution is generally on the eastern portion of the eastern Sierra Madre Mountains and the eastern portion of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. This species is primarily epiphytic to the branches and holes of the tree species Pinus patula and Quercus laurina, or on lianas of the same trees, in moist cloud forests. This bromeliad prefers moist conditions and does not tolerate extended periods of drought or low humidity.
Tillandsia laxissima is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.
Tillandsia superinsignis is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Tillandsia juncea is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to northern South America, Central America, Mexico and the West indies.
Tillandsia pruinosa, is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is commonly known as the fuzzywuzzy airplant. This species is native to northern South America, Central America, southern Mexico, the West Indies and Florida.
Tillandsia butzii is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Costa Rica and Mexico.
Tillandsia fasciculata, commonly known as the giant airplant or cardinal airplant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America, and the southeastern United States. Within the United States, this airplant is at risk of extirpation from the Mexican bromeliad weevil, Metamasius callizona.
Tillandsia flexuosa, the twisted airplant, is a species of bromeliad in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, southeastern Mexico, northern South America and the United States (Florida).
Tillandsia ionantha, the air plant, is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in Broward County, Florida.
Tillandsia lampropoda is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and southern Mexico, from Oaxaca to Panama.
Tillandsia leiboldiana is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico.
Tillandsia multicaulis is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico.
Tillandsia punctulata is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico.
Tillandsia schiedeana is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It was named for the collector 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 streptophylla is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
Tillandsia tricolor is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico.
Tillandsia utriculata, commonly known as the spreading airplant or the giant airplant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to Florida and Georgia in the United States, the Caribbean, southern and eastern Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela.
Tillandsia baliophylla is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is endemic to the Island of Hispaniola in the West Indies.
References
- Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.
- BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009