Biology:Tillandsia argentea
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Tillandsia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia |
| Species: | T. argentea
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| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia argentea Griseb.[1]
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Tillandsia argentea, called the silver-leaved air plant, is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad genus Tillandsia, native to Cuba and Jamaica.[2] An evergreen perennial epiphyte, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[3]
References
- ↑ Cat. Pl. Cub.: 254 (1866)
- ↑ "Tillandsia argentea Griseb.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:124836-1.
- ↑ "Tillandsia argentea silver-leaved air plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/76505/Tillandsia-argentea/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q15458899 entry
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