USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Virgin islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

0 - 1,350 m elevation

Epiphytic

Tillandsia utriculata

Tillandsia (Tillandsia) utriculata Linnaeus (1753)

[ Etymology ] utriculatus in Latin (small water bags; as water is stored at the base of leaves)

Monocarpic, rarely basal propagules

[ Perpetual bloomer ] January - March, May, June, August, November

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Classification

genus Tillandsia
subgenus Tillandsia

[ Subspecies ]
supsp. pringlei => Tillandsia pringlei
subsp. utriculata

[ Form ]
forma utriculata
forma variegata => Excluded

[ Synonyms ]
Tillandsia bartramii Nuttall (1822)
Tillandsia brevibracteata Baker (1887)
Tillandsia ehrenbergiana Hemsley (1884)
Tillandsia ehrenbergii Klotzsch ex Mex
Tillandsia flexuosa Swartz (1788) var. pallida Lindley (1823)
Tillandsia foliis Linnaeus
Tillandsia ligulata J. H. Schultes (1830)
Tillandsia lingulata Bartram (1791)
Tillandsia nuttalliana J. H. Schultes (1830)
Tillandsia parasitica major P. Browne
Tillandsia polystachia sensu Muhlenberg
Tillandsia ramosa Sweet (1826)
Tillandsia sintenisii Baker (1888)
Spreading airplant
Tillandsia wilsonii S. Watson (1888)

Cultivation

Informations summarized here are based on our experiences, and TrekGEO does not guarantee the results by cultivating in the same or similar conditions described here. Even a species of Tillandsia differs substantially between individuals, and is very sensitive in changes of environments. Applicatons of any idea inspired by this site should be at your own risks.

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