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Definition of Tillandsias

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.
Tillandsia
Tillandsia 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 Tillandsias from wikipedia

- areas with mild winters. Tillandsias, like other bromeliads, can multiply through pollination and seed formation. Since Tillandsia are not self-fertile,...
- Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is an epiphytic flowering plant that often grows upon large trees in tropical and subtropical climates. It is native...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tillandsia andreana is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Colombia and north-west Venezuela. It was first described in...
- It is endemic to Ecuador. Tillandsia 'Caeca' Tillandsia 'Duvaliana' Tillandsia 'Duvalii' Tillandsia 'Emilie' Tillandsia 'Pink Plume' "Wallisia lindeniana...
- Argentina Tillandsia 'Azure Flame' Tillandsia 'Bingo' Tillandsia 'Bushfire' Tillandsia 'Coconut Ice' Tillandsia 'Cooran' Tillandsia 'Cooroy' Tillandsia 'Cotton...
- Society's Award of Garden Merit. Wallisia cyanea was formerly placed in Tillandsia, but following DNA analysis, was re****igned to Wallisia. Cultivars of...
- Tillandsia guatemalensis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico and Central America. Kew World Checklist...
- Tillandsia oerstediana is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. It is an epiphyte that is found on open forested slopes in...