Tillandsia Linnaeus. Subfamily: Tillandsioideae. Common name: Airplant, Wild-pine, Spanish-moss, Ball-moss.
A genus of more than 650 species, herbs (mainly epiphytic or epilithic), of s. North America south to s. South America.
References: Barfuss et al. (2016); Donadío, Pozner, & Giussani (2015); Franck & Weakley (2018) In Weakley et al. (2018a); Luther & Brown (2000b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Pinzón et al. (2019); Smith & Till (1998) In Kubitzki (1998b). Show full citations.
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