Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Everglades National Park, Key Largo, Florida, 2013
Family: Bromeliaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, southern United States, 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: 282) as an epiphyte and lithophyte on trees and shrubs, rock ledges and boulders, throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-1).
Comments:
Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
