Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tillandsia recurvata
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tillandsia recurvata
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tillandsia recurvata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Tillandsia recurvata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Diaphoranthema recurvata
COMMON NAME:
Ball-moss, Bunch-moss
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Plants in dense, more or less spherical clusters, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tillandsia recurvata
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tillandsia recurvata
FAMILY
Bromeliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tillandsia recurvata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tillandsia recurvata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Diaphoranthema recurvata
4244
Forb
Perennial
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
Native to Georgia Coastal Plain (possibly introduced SC)
Rare (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves 2-ranked, gray
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Violet
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence scapose, of (1)2(3) flowers
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p504
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p401
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