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Tillandsia ionantha (Blushing Bride)

Synonyms: Pityrophyllum erubescens; Tillandsia erubescens (heterotypic); Tillandsia scopus

Wikipedia Abstract

Tillandsia ionantha, the sky plant, is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in Broward County, Florida. Two varieties are recognized: 1. \n* Tillandsia ionantha var. ionantha - most of species range 2. \n* Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta Koide - Oaxaca
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Infraspecies

Tillandsia ionantha var. ionantha
Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta

Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Palo Verde National Park II 46190 Costa Rica  

Predators

Dysmicoccus mackenziei (McKenzie mealybug)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0