Family: Bromeliaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported as
T. fasciculata sensu lato both by Britton & Millspaugh (1920) and Correll & Correll (1982), but most plants in the Bahamas appear to be variety
desispica. Perhaps the only plants known from the typical variety were collected on Crooked Island in 1906 (Brace 4704 NY, US as
T. fasciculata var
uncispica).
Comments:
For information and images on the species in the broad sense, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website.
Synonyms:
Tillandsia fasciculata var.
uncispica.
