Wild Florida Photo - Tillandsia balbisiana

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Tillandsia balbisiana

NORTHERN NEEDLELEAF

INFLATED & REFLEXED WILD PINE

Florida native

Threatened Florida species

Epiphytic of hammocks and scrub, occassional in much of central and south Florida. Blooms in the fall.

Tillandsia balbisiana is a member of the Bromeliaceae - Bromeliad family.

Other species of this genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
  View Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica - CARDINAL AIRPLANT
  View Tillandsia setacea - SOUTHERN NEEDLELEAF
  View Tillandsia variabilis - SOFT-LEAVED WILD PINE
  View Tillandsia utriculata - GIANT AIRPLANT
  View Tillandsia bartramii - BARTRAM'S AIRPLANT
  View Tillandsia usneoides - SPANISH MOSS

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Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species

USDA Plant Profile for this species

Date record last modified:
Feb 27, 2005