Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Key Largo, Florida
Family: Bromeliaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, peninsular Florida, Central America and northern South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh. Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 281-283, with illustrations) as an epiphyte or lithophyte on trees, shrubs and rocks in thickets, coppices and scrublands, throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-1).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
Synonyms:
Tillandsia aloifolia.
