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Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia

not marked as a favorite taxon Tillandsia balbisiana Schultes f.. Common name: Southern Needleleaf, Cuttlefish. Habitat: Epiphytic on trees in hammocks and scrub. Distribution: Peninsular FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA22, K4, Meso6, Mex, S, S13, WH3. Basionym: Tillandsia balbisiana Schult.f. 1830

Links to other floras: = Tillandsia balbisiana - FNA22

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Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Tillandsia balbisiana© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Tillandsia balbisiana© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Tillandsia balbisiana© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Tillandsia balbisiana© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Tillandsia balbisiana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Tillandsia balbisiana© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Tillandsia balbisiana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Tillandsia balbisiana© Alan Cressler: Tillandsia balbisiana, Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, Monroe County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Tillandsia balbisiana© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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