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Tillandsia pruinosa Sw.
Hoary wild-pine, Fuzzywuzzy airplant

Tillandsia pruinosa
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Bromeliaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Critically Imperiled

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 546-547) based on three occurrences in three protected areas. Due to this species' strict habitat requirements and very limited distribution in South Florida, we retain the rank of critically imperiled using modern NatureServe criteria.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).

Other data on Tillandsia pruinosa available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Tillandsia pruinosa has been found in the following 8 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Recorded as Present in Error
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Native

Tillandsia pruinosa has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native

Tillandsia pruinosa has been found in the following habitat :
Strand Swamp

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Tillandsia pruinosa
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Tillandsia pruinosa
Copyright by: George D. Gann