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Tillandsia floridana (L.B.Sm.)H.Luther
Florida Airplant
Florida native
Endemic to Florida
An airplant of the central Florida peninsula from Flagler County to Lake Okeechobee.
The basal leaves of Florida airplant are 15-24mm (6/10 to 1 in.) wide at the base. The floral bracts are 18-21mm (7/10 to ~8/10 in.) long, 4-5mm (~3/16 in.) wide from the keel to the margin and uniformly covered in small scurfy scales.
Previously considered a hybrid of Tillandsia bartramii and Tillandsia fasciculata, which may very well be involved in this species' evolutionary orgins, Tillandsia floridana has now been elevated as its own species.
Tillandsia floridana is a member of the Bromeliaceae - Bromeliad family.
Other species of the Tillandsia genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Tillandsia balbisiana - NORTHERN NEEDLELEAF
Tillandsia bartramii - BARTRAM'S AIRPLANT
Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica - CARDINAL AIRPLANT
Tillandsia fasciculata var. clavispica - GIANT AIRPLANT
Tillandsia recurvata - BALLMOSS
Tillandsia setacea - SOUTHERN NEEDLELEAF
Tillandsia simulata - FLORIDA AIRPLANT
Tillandsia usneoides - SPANISH MOSS
Tillandsia utriculata - GIANT AIRPLANT
Tillandsia variabilis - SOFT-LEAVED WILD PINE
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
Date record last modified: Apr 05, 2024
