Scientific or common name:

Tillandsia tenuifolia L.

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BROMELIACEAE - Bromeliad family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Tillandsia tenuifolia L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 1: 286. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Narrowleaf airplant

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Tillandsia pulchella Hook.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Zingiberidae
Order: Bromeliales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Species:

1) Tillandsia aloifolia Hook. 2) Tillandsia ariza-juliae L.B. Sm. & Jiménez 3) Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small 4) Tillandsia balbisiana Schult. & Schult. f. 5) Tillandsia bartramii Elliot 6) Tillandsia bulbosa Hook. 7) Tillandsia circinnata auct. non Schltdl. 8) Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. 9) Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. var. clavispica Mez 10) Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. var. densispica Mez 11) Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. var. fasciculata 12) Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. var. floridana L.B. Sm. 13) Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. var. venosispica Mez 14) Tillandsia festucoides Brongn. ex Mez 15) Tillandsia flexuosa Sw. 16) Tillandsia hystricina Small 17) Tillandsia juncea auct. non (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir. 18) Tillandsia lindenii Regel [excluded] 19) Tillandsia lineatispica Mez 20) Tillandsia myriophylla Small 21) Tillandsia nutans Sw. 22) Tillandsia paucifolia Baker 23) Tillandsia polystachya auct. non (L.) L. 24) Tillandsia pruinosa Sw. 25) Tillandsia pulchella Hook. 26) Tillandsia recurvata (L.) L. 27) Tillandsia setacea Sw. 28) Tillandsia simulata Small 29) Tillandsia sublaxa Baker 30) Tillandsia tenuifolia L. 31) Tillandsia tenuifolia Mez, non L. 32) Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. 33) Tillandsia utriculata L. 34) Tillandsia valenzuelana A. Rich. 35) Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl. 36) Tillandsia x floridana (L.B. Sm.) Luther 37) Tillandsia x smalliana Luther

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Page counter: 191 ( AVG: 222 / 291.019 )

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA+ (Puerto Rico)
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Bromeliaceae)
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1) Aechmea (livingvase) 2) Ananas (pineapple) 3) Billbergia 4) Bromelia 5) Catopsis (strap airplant) 6) Dendropogon (airplant) 7) Diaphoranthema (airplant) 8) Dyckia 9) Guzmania (tufted airplant) 10) Hechtia 11) Hohenbergia (lacebark) 12) Karatas (bromelia) 13) Neoregelia 14) Neovriesia (vriesea) 15) Pitcairnia 16) Renealmia (airplant) 17) Thecophyllum (vriesea) 18) Tillandsia (airplant) 19) Vriesea 20) Wittmackia (livingvase)

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Common names (Tillandsia)
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1) (no name) 2) Bartram's airplant (Tillandsia bartramii) 3) Bulbous airplant (Tillandsia bulbosa) 4) Fescue airplant (Tillandsia festucoides) 5) Fuzzywuzzy airplant (Tillandsia pruinosa) 6) Giant airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata) 7) Leatherleaf airplant (Tillandsia variabilis) 8) Manatee River airplant (Tillandsia simulata) 9) Narrowleaf airplant (Tillandsia tenuifolia) 10) Nodding strap airplant (Tillandsia nutans) 11) Northern needleleaf (Tillandsia balbisiana) 12) Pinon (Tillandsia lineatispica) 13) Potbelly airplant (Tillandsia paucifolia) 14) Reflexed airplant (Tillandsia baileyi) 15) Small ballmoss (Tillandsia recurvata) 16) Southern needleleaf (Tillandsia setacea) 17) Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) 18) Spreading airplant (Tillandsia utriculata) 19) Twisted airplant (Tillandsia flexuosa) 20) Wand airplant (Tillandsia ariza-juliae)

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More species:
1) Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. [2210]
2) Tillandsia valenzuelana A. Rich. [143]
3) Timmia austriaca Hedw. [291]
4) Timmia bavarica Hessl. [305]
5) Timmia megapolitana Hedw. ssp. bavarica (Hessl.) Brass. [110]
6) Timmiella flexiseta sensu Grout [100]
7) Tiquilia brevifolia Nutt. ex Torr. var. plicata Torr. [90]
8) Tissa tenuis Greene [134]
9) Tithymalopsis gracilis (Boiss.) Small [139]
10) Tithymalus darlingtonii (A. Gray) Small [90]

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