Tillandsia argentea
Tillandsia argentea, called the silver-leaved air plant, is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad genus Tillandsia, native to Cuba and Jamaica.[2] An evergreen perennial epiphyte, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[3]
| Tillandsia argentea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia |
| Species: | T. argentea |
| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia argentea | |
References
- Cat. Pl. Cub.: 254 (1866)
- "Tillandsia argentea Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- "Tillandsia argentea silver-leaved air plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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