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Tillandsia simulata Small
Manatee River Airplant
Florida Airplant
Florida native
Endemic to Florida
A frequent epiphytic plant of hammocks and swamps in the central peninsula of Florida, south to Lake Okeechobee and northward into Levy, Putnam and Flagler Counties.
Florida airplant has triangular-shaped leaves (long) and leaf sheaths (short). The inflorescence has a lavender corolla and floral bracts that are green or red-tinged.
Tillandsia simulata 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 floridana - FLORIDA AIRPLANT
Tillandsia recurvata - BALLMOSS
Tillandsia setacea - SOUTHERN NEEDLELEAF
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
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: May 13, 2024
