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Bromeliaceae
Guzmania

not marked as a favorite taxon Guzmania monostachia (Linnaeus) Rusby ex Mez. Common name: West Indian Tufted-airplant, West Indian Guzmania. Habitat: Epiphytic on trees in swamps and wet tropical hammocks. Distribution: S. peninsular FL; West Indies; Central America and South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, K4, Meso6, WH3; = Guzmania monostachya Rusby ex Mez — S, orthographic variant; > Guzmania monostachia (L.) Rusby ex Mez var. monostachia — FNA22; > Guzmania monostachia (L.) Rusby ex Mez var. variegata M.B.Foster — FNA22; Renealmia monostachia Linnaeus. Basionym: Renealmia monostachia L. 1753

Links to other floras: > Guzmania monostachia var. variegata - FNA22; > Guzmania monostachia var. monostachia - FNA22

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image #1 of Guzmania monostachia© Alan Cressler: Guzmania monostachia, Fakahatchee Strand, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Guzmania monostachia© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Guzmania monostachia© Alan Cressler: Guzmania monostachia, Fakahatchee Strand, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Guzmania monostachia© Alan Cressler: Guzmania monostachia, Campyloneurum phyllitidis, and Zizaniopsis miliacea, Fakahatchee Strand, The Cathedral, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Guzmania monostachia© Scott Ward; Guzmania monostachia var. variegata | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Guzmania monostachia© Alan Cressler: Guzmania monostachia var. variegata, Fakahatchee Strand, The Cathedral, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source
image #7 of Guzmania monostachia© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Guzmania monostachia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Guzmania monostachia© Alan Cressler: Guzmania monostachia, Campyloneurum phyllitidis, and Campyloneurum costatum, Fakahatchee Strand, The Cathedral, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Guzmania monostachia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Guzmania monostachia© Scott Ward
image #12 of Guzmania monostachia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Guzmania monostachia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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