Family: Bromeliaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies, southeastern 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: 282-284) as an epiphyte hanging from trees, epspecially about the mouth of caves, scattered nearly throughout the Commonwealth (regions 8-7, 4, 2).
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:
Dendropogon usneoides, Renealmia usneoides.
