Family: Bromeliaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Hispaniola), peninsular Florida, southern Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh. Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 279-280 as T. circinnata) as an epiphyte on shrubs and small trees in soil pockets of rock flats, especially in wetlands or scrublands, throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-1).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
Synonyms:
Tillandsia circinnata of Correll & Correll (1982), not Schlcht.;
Tillandsia circinata of Britton & Millspaugh (1920) [orth. var.].
