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Tillandsia setacea Sw.
Air Plant, Southern needleleaf
Bromeliaceae (Airplant Family)
USDA Symbol: tise
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
Air Plant is a member of the bromeliad or pineapple family (family Bromeliaceae). Bromeliads are epiphytic (rarely terrestrial) scurfy herbs, with generally stiff, long leaves and flowers, often in long clusters with conspicuously colored bracts. The family contains about 59 genera and more than 1,300 species, mostly native of tropical America Some have been introduced into other warm regions and cultivated for use as ornamentals or for their edible fruit.
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff
