PLANTS Profile for Tillandsia bulbosa (bulbous airplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.
bulbous airplant

Symbol:

TIBU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Bromeliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

L48		N
PR		N

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Mexico. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.

Distribution:
Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.

View 13 genera in Bromeliaceae, 22 species in Tillandsia

Classification:
Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Zingiberidae
Order	Bromeliales
Family	Bromeliaceae – Bromeliad family
Genus	Tillandsia L. – airplant
Species	Tillandsia bulbosa Hook. – bulbous airplant

More Accounts and Images:
Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42374.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 04:08 AM CDT