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Tillandsia
Tillandsia Til*land"si*a, n. [NL., after Prof. Tillands, of
Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.)
An immense genus of epiphytic bromeliaceous plants confined
to tropical and subtropical America. They usually bear a
rosette of narrow overlapping basal leaves, which often hold
a considerable quantity of water. The spicate or paniculate
flowers have free perianth segments, and are often subtended
by colored bracts. Also, a plant of this genus.
TillandsiaTillandsia Til*land"si*a, n. [NL. So named after Prof.
Tillands, of Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.)
A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern
United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia
usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss,
and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching
stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees.
It is often used for stuffing mattresses.
Meaning of Tillandsia from wikipedia
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Tillandsia is a
genus of
around 650
species of evergreen,
perennial flowering plants in the
family Bromeliaceae,
native to the forests,
mountains and deserts...
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Spanish moss (
Tillandsia usneoides) is an
epiphytic flowering plant that
often grows upon
large trees in
tropical and
subtropical climates. It is native...
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Tillandsia recurvata,
commonly known as
small ballmoss or ball moss, is a
flowering plant (not a true moss) in the
family Bromeliaceae that
grows upon...
- It is
endemic to Ecuador.
Tillandsia 'Caeca'
Tillandsia 'Duvaliana'
Tillandsia 'Duvalii'
Tillandsia 'Emilie'
Tillandsia 'Pink Plume' "Wallisia lindeniana...
- name
Guzmania lingulata (L.) Mez
Synonyms Tillandsia lingulata L.
Caraguata lingulata (L.) Lindl.
Tillandsia clavata D.Dietr.
Guzmania cardinalis (André)...
- Pernambuco).
Tillandsia 'Canina'
Tillandsia 'Chanza'
Tillandsia 'First Born'
Tillandsia 'Hyde's Silver'
Tillandsia 'Joel'
Tillandsia 'June Bug'
Tillandsia 'Kacey'...
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Synonyms Tillandsia splendens Brongn.
Vriesea speciosa Hook.
Tillandsia speciosa (Hook.) G.Nicholson
Tillandsia appuniana Baker Tillandsia picta Baker...
- Society's
Award of
Garden Merit.
Wallisia cyanea was
formerly placed in
Tillandsia, but
following DNA analysis, was re****igned to Wallisia.
Cultivars of...
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Tillandsia ionantha, the air
plant (a
common name
shared by most
species in its genus), is a
species of
plant in the
genus Tillandsia. This
species is...
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Tillandsia caput-medusae is a
species of
flowering plant in the
bromeliad family, Bromeliaceae,
subfamily Tillandsioideae.
Common names include octopus...
