Biology:Tillandsia argentea

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Tillandsia

Tillandsia argentea
Tillandsia argentea.jpg
In bloom
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. argentea
Binomial name
Tillandsia argentea
Griseb.[1]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q15458899 entry