Tillandsia setacea Swartz. Wild-pine, Pine-needle Airplant. Hab: On tree branches, especially on hardwoods, in mesic bluff forests, hammocks, swamps, mangroves. Dist: Se. GA south to s. FL; West Indies; Mexico, and Central America (Guatemala), and South America (Brazil).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = FNA22, K3, K4, Meso6, WH3; = Tillandsia tenuifolia L. – S, misapplied
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© Alan Cressler: tillandsia simulata (top) and tillandsia setacea (bottom), patrick creek trail, the nature conservancy, tiger creek preserve, polk county, florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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