Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Tillandsia recurvata
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tillandsia recurvata
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Diaphoranthema recurvata
COMMON NAME:
Ball-moss, Bunch-moss
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January Oaxaca state Mexico
Plants in dense, more or less spherical clusters, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Tillandsia recurvata
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tillandsia recurvata
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Diaphoranthema recurvata
4244
Forb
Perennial
Native to se. Georgia, southward & westward (introduced in SC)
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Rare
Habitat: On tree branches in maritime forests (northwards) or southwards epiphytic in a wide range of situations and also on utility wires and rock faces, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves 2-ranked, gray
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Violet
Bisexual
Superior ovary
Inflorescence scapose, of (1)2(3) flowers
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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