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|accepted_name=Tillandsia fasciculata
|accepted_authority=Swartz
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Prodr.
|place=56. 1788
|year=1788
}}
|common_names=Cardinal airplant
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Bromeliaceae;Tillandsia;Tillandsia fasciculata
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Bromeliaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Tillandsia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Tillandsia fasciculata]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism arrangement or growth form;whole_organism life cycle;whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism growth form"><b>Plants </b>clustering, flowering to 65 cm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem height or length or size"><b>Stems </b>short.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf quantity;leaf arrangement;leaf orientation;leaf coloration;leaf length;leaf width;leaf architecture or pubescence"><b>Leaves </b>20–50, many-ranked, erect to spreading, gray to gray-green, 25–50 × 1–2.5 cm, grayish-scaly;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="sheath coloration;sheath coloration;sheath arrangement or shape;sheath prominence or shape;sheath width">sheath dark rust colored toward base, broadly elliptic, flat, not forming pseudobulb, 3–4 cm wide;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;blade fragility;blade texture;blade shape;apex shape">blade narrowly triangular, tapering evenly from base to apex, stiff, leathery, channeled to involute, apex attenuate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="scape prominence;scape orientation;scape orientation;scape some measurement;scape diameter"><b>Inflorescences:</b> scape conspicuous, erect or ascending, 10–35 cm, 4–8 mm diam.;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="bract arrangement;bract orientation;leaf size">bracts densely imbricate, erect to spreading, like leaves but gradually smaller;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="sheath width">sheath of bracts narrowing gradually into blade;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="spike architecture;spike architecture or shape;spike arrangement or shape;spike shape;spike length;spike width;apex shape;apex orientation;apex architecture;apex architecture">spikes erect to spreading, densely palmate to laxly 2 (–3) -pinnate, narrowly elliptic, compressed, 5–20 × 1.5–2.5 cm, apex acute;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="lateral branch quantity">lateral branches 3–15.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="floral bract arrangement;floral bract orientation;floral bract coloration;floral bract coloration;floral bract coloration;floral bract coloration;floral bract coloration;floral bract width;floral bract arrangement or shape;floral bract shape;floral bract length;floral bract width;floral bract texture;base prominence;apex shape;surface pubescence;surface pubescence;surface prominence"><b>Floral </b>bracts imbricate, erect, red, red-yellow-green, or green, broad (covering all or most of rachis, rachis not visible at anthesis), elliptic, keeled, 2–4.8 × 1.2–2 cm, thin-leathery, base not visible at anthesis, apex acute, surfaces glabrous or slightly scaly toward apex, venation even to slight.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="flower quantity;flower prominence"><b>Flowers </b>10–50, conspicuous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="sepal shape;sepal quantity;sepal shape;sepal some measurement;sepal texture;sepal architecture;adaxial pair fusion;apex shape;surface pubescence">sepals with adaxial pair connate, lanceolate, to 1/2 keeled, to 4.2 cm, leathery, slightly veined, apex acute, surfaces glabrous to slightly scaly;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="corolla shape;petal orientation;petal coloration;petal architecture;petal some measurement">corolla tubular, petals erect, violet (white), ligulate, 5–6 cm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="stamen position">stamens exserted;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="stigma position;stigma arrangement or course">stigma exserted, conduplicate-spiral.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="fruit some measurement"><b>Fruits </b>to 4 cm.</span><!--

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|distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America
|discussion=<p>Varieties 7 (3 in the flora).</p>
|tables=
|references={{Treatment/Reference
|id=luther1993a
|text=Luther, H. E. 1993. A new record for Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) in Florida. Rhodora 95: 342--347.
}}
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==Key==
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{| class="wikitable fna-keytable"
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Spikes of inflorescence rarely less than 10 cm; floral bracts to 3–4.8 cm
|[[Tillandsia fasciculata var. fasciculata|Tillandsia fasciculata var. fasciculata]]
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Spikes of inflorescence, or at least their fertile portions, rarely over 10 cm; floral bracts 2–3 cm.
|[[#key-0-2| > 2]]
|-id=key-0-2
|2
|Inflorescence laxly palmate, spikes stipitate with elongate, slender, sterile bracteate bases
|[[Tillandsia fasciculata var. clavispica|Tillandsia fasciculata var. clavispica]]
|-id=key-0-2
|2
|Inflorescence densely palmate, spikes short-stipitate to subsessile, without elongate, slender, sterile bracteate bases
|[[Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica|Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica]]
|}
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Tillandsia fasciculata
|authority=Swartz
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Bromeliaceae
|distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America
|reference=luther1993a
|publication title=Prodr.
|publication year=1788
|special status=
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|genus=Tillandsia
|species=Tillandsia fasciculata
|adaxial pair fusion=connate
|apex architecture=palmate to laxly;palmate
|apex orientation=erect;spreading
|apex shape=acute;acute;acute;attenuate
|base prominence=not visible
|blade fragility=stiff
|blade shape=channeled;involute
|blade texture=leathery
|bract arrangement=imbricate
|bract orientation=erect;spreading
|corolla shape=tubular
|floral bract arrangement=imbricate
|floral bract arrangement or shape=elliptic
|floral bract coloration=green;red-yellow-green;green;red-yellow-green;red
|floral bract length=2cm;4.8cm
|floral bract orientation=erect
|floral bract shape=keeled
|floral bract texture=thin-leathery
|floral bract width=1.2cm;2cm
|flower prominence=conspicuous
|flower quantity=10;50
|fruit some measurement=0cm;4cm
|lateral branch quantity=3;15
|leaf architecture or pubescence=grayish-scaly
|leaf arrangement=many-ranked
|leaf coloration=gray;gray-green
|leaf length=25cm;50cm
|leaf orientation=erect;spreading
|leaf quantity=20;50
|leaf size=smaller
|leaf width=1cm;2.5cm
|petal architecture=ligulate
|petal coloration=violet
|petal orientation=erect
|petal some measurement=5cm;6cm
|scape diameter=4mm;8mm
|scape orientation=ascending;erect
|scape prominence=conspicuous
|scape some measurement=10cm;35cm
|sepal architecture=veined
|sepal quantity=0;1/2
|sepal shape=keeled;lanceolate
|sepal some measurement=0cm;4.2cm
|sepal texture=leathery
|sheath arrangement or shape=elliptic
|sheath coloration=colored;dark rust
|sheath prominence or shape=flat
|sheath width=narrowing;3cm;4cm
|spike architecture=palmate to laxly
|spike architecture or shape=2(-3)-pinnate
|spike arrangement or shape=elliptic
|spike length=5cm;20cm
|spike shape=compressed
|spike width=1.5cm;2.5cm
|stamen position=exserted
|stem height or length or size=short
|stigma arrangement or course=conduplicate-spiral
|stigma position=exserted
|surface prominence=slight
|surface pubescence=glabrous;slightly scaly
|whole_organism arrangement or growth form=clustering
|whole_organism growth form=plant
|whole_organism life cycle=flowering
|whole_organism some measurement=0cm;65cm
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