Tillandsia fasciculata var. fasciculata

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Inflorescences palmate, slightly stipitate, with short sterile bracteate base, spikes rarely less than 10 cm. Floral bracts 3 cm–4.8 cm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Epiphytic on a variety of hosts, hammocks
Elevation: 0–30 m

Distribution

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Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America

Discussion

This variety is very difficult to find in Florida and possibly has been eradicated.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
palmate to laxly +  and palmate +
erect +  and spreading +
acute +  and attenuate +
Harry E. Luther +  and Gregory K. Brown +
Swartz +
not visible +
channeled +  and involute +
erect;spreading +
conspicuous +
cylindric +
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +  and South America +
0–30 m +
green;red-yellow-green;green;red-yellow-green;red +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.8 cm48 mm <br />0.048 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
thin-leathery +
1.2cm +  and 2cm +
radially symmetric;slightly bilaterally symmetric +
conspicuous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Epiphytic on a variety of hosts, hammocks +
stipitate +  and palmate +
many-ranked +
gray;gray-green +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
erect;spreading +
smaller +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
distinct +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–summer. +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
ascending +  and erect +
conspicuous +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
unappendaged +  and winged +
plumose +
connate +  and distinct +
keeled +  and lanceolate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (4.2 cm42 mm <br />0.042 m <br />) +
3 +  and 2 +
distinct +
3 +  and 2 +
narrowing;3cm;4cm +
palmate to laxly +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
compressed +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
elongate +
conduplicate-spiral +
glabrous +  and slightly scaly +
epiphytic +
Tillandsia fasciculata var. fasciculata +
Tillandsia fasciculata +
variety +
water-absorbing +
stemless;long caulescent +