Tillandsia pruinosa

Tillandsia pruinosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[1] It is commonly known as the fuzzywuzzy airplant.[4] This species is native to northern South America, Central America, southern Mexico, the West Indies and Florida.[3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Tillandsia pruinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. pruinosa
Binomial name
Tillandsia pruinosa
Synonyms[3]
  • Platystachys pruinosa (Sw.) Beer
  • Tillandsia breviscapa A.Rich.
  • Platystachys tortilis Beer
  • Tillandsia tortilis Klotzsch ex Beer

Cultivars
  • Tillandsia 'Chanza'[12]
  • Tillandsia 'Pruinariza'[12]
  • Tillandsia 'Sweet Chocolate'[12]

References
  1. "Tillandsia tortilis Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. "Tillandsia tortilis Baker". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tillandsia pruinosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. Flora of North America, Tillandsia pruinosa Swartz, Flora Indiae Occidentalis. 1: 594. 1797.
  6. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  7. Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  8. Luther, Harry E. (1995). "An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica". Selbyana. 16 (2): 230–234. ISSN 0361-185X. JSTOR 41759911.
  9. Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.
  10. Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
  11. BSI Journal V33(1) The Florida Bromeliads: Tillandsia pruinosa Retrieved 3 October 2011
  12. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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