USDA and NRCS Identifier NRCS Logo
USDA.gov Web Site PLANTS photo banner
PLANTS Home about PLANTS PLANTS Team Partners of PLANTS What's New at PLANTS National Plant Data Center Web Site Help using PLANTS Contact PLANTS
 
Search the PLANTS Web site
 Name Search

State Search
Advanced Search
Search Help
PLANTS Topics
 
Alternative Crops
Characteristics
Classification
Cover Crops
Culturally Significant
Distribution Update
Documentation
Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
Links
Threatened & Endangered
Wetland Indicator Status
 
PLANTS Image Gallery
 
40,000+ Plant Images
Submit Your Digital Images
 
Download PLANTS data
 
Complete PLANTS Checklist
State PLANTS Checklist
Advanced Search Download
Symbols for Unknown Plants
NRCS State GSAT Lists
NRCS State Plants Lists
 
Related tools
 
Crop Nutrient Tool
Ecological Site Information System
PLANTS Identification Keys
Plant Materials Web Site
Plant Materials Publications
USDA Plant Hardiness Map
 
 
You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly Printer-Friendly
PLANTS Profile
Alaska California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Labrador Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Greenland Saint Pierre and Miquelon

 

Tillandsia L.
airplant
       
Symbol:   TILLA2  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Bromeliaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file.
 Photo of Tillandsia L.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, FL, Key Largo. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
More Information:
 

Images:
Tillandsia L.

See all the Tillandsia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery
 

Distribution:
Tillandsia L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NM, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Tillandsia L.

View 13 genera in Bromeliaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Tillandsia ariza-juliae L.B. Sm. & Jiménez. .
Tillandsia ariza-juliae
wand airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small. .
Tillandsia baileyi
reflexed airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia balbisiana Schult. & Schult. f.. .
Tillandsia balbisiana
northern needleleaf
Distribution of Tillandsia bartramii Elliott. .
Tillandsia bartramii
Bartram's airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.. . Image Available.
Tillandsia bulbosa
bulbous airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia fasciculata Sw.. . Image Available.
Tillandsia fasciculata
giant airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia festucoides Brongn. ex Mez. .
Tillandsia festucoides
fescue airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.. .
Tillandsia flexuosa
twisted airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia ×floridana (L.B. Sm.) Luther [bartramii × fasciculata]. .
Tillandsia ×floridana
Distribution of Tillandsia ionantha Planch.. .
Tillandsia ionantha
Sky plant
Distribution of Tillandsia lindenii Regel [excluded]. .
Tillandsia lindenii
Distribution of Tillandsia lineatispica Mez. .
Tillandsia lineatispica
pinon
Distribution of Tillandsia paucifolia Baker. .
Tillandsia paucifolia
potbelly airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia pruinosa Sw.. .
Tillandsia pruinosa
fuzzywuzzy airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia recurvata (L.) L.. . Image Available.
Tillandsia recurvata
small ballmoss
Distribution of Tillandsia setacea Sw.. .
Tillandsia setacea
southern needleleaf
Distribution of Tillandsia simulata Small. .
Tillandsia simulata
Manatee River airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia ×smalliana Luther [balbisiana × fasciculata]. .
Tillandsia ×smalliana
Distribution of Tillandsia tenuifolia L.. . Image Available.
Tillandsia tenuifolia
narrowleaf airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.. . Image Available.
Tillandsia usneoides
Spanish moss
Distribution of Tillandsia utriculata L.. . Image Available.
Tillandsia utriculata
spreading airplant
Distribution of Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.. .
Tillandsia variabilis
leatherleaf airplant
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Tillandsia L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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
 

More Accounts and Images:
Tillandsia L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42359.
 
 
Time Generated: 05/19/2013 05:31 AM CDT  
PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links
Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement