PLANTS Profile for Tillandsia variabilis (leatherleaf airplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.
leatherleaf airplant

Symbol:

TIVA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Bromeliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

More Information:

Images:
Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.

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Synonyms:
Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.

	TISU2	Tillandsia sublaxa Baker
	TIVA	Tillandsia valenzuelana A. Rich.

Distribution:
Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.

View 13 genera in Bromeliaceae, 22 species in Tillandsia

Classification:
Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Zingiberidae
Order	Bromeliales
Family	Bromeliaceae – Bromeliad family
Genus	Tillandsia L. – airplant
Species	Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl. – leatherleaf airplant

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Tillandsia valenzuelana
soft-leaved wildpine		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505514.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 12:25 PM CDT