Tillandsia (Air plants)

Tillandsia

Air plants

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Zingiberidae	Gingers and related plants
Order	Bromeliales	Bromeliads: tropical plants adapted to limited water, often epiphytes
Family	Bromeliaceae	Bromelias: tropical and subtropical plants, the best known being pineapple
Genus	Tillandsia	For Elias Tillands (1640-1693), Finno-Swedish botanist

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Tillandsia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

Air plant (Tillandsia) · This was inserted into a sea urchin shell and sold as a novelty. · 11/24/2017 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 14 cm)

Air plants (Tillandsia) · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 31 × 46" (78 × 117 cm) Species not yet identified

Air plant (Tillandsia) · This was inserted into a sea urchin shell and sold as a novelty. · 11/24/2017 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 14 cm)

Air plants (Tillandsia) · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 9 × 8" (22 × 21 cm) Species not yet identified

Air plants (Tillandsia) · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland Species not yet identified

Air plants (Tillandsia) · Twine Life exhibit, by Edmundo Ortega. · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 16 × 24" (41 × 62 cm) Species not yet identified

Air plants (Tillandsia) · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 3½ × 2½' (1.2 × 0.8 m) Species not yet identified

Air plants (Tillandsia) · Life on the Wire exhibit, by Edmundo Ortega. · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 24 × 16" (62 × 41 cm) Species not yet identified