PLANTS Profile for Tillandsia flexuosa (twisted airplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.
twisted airplant

Symbol:

TIFL2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Bromeliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N

More Information:

Images:
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.

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Synonyms:
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.

TIAL

Tillandsia aloifolia Hook.

Distribution:
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.

View 13 genera in Bromeliaceae, 22 species in Tillandsia

Classification:
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.

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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 flexuosa Sw. – twisted airplant

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
twisted or banded air plant		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42365.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 03:53 PM CDT