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Tillandsia schiedeana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. It was named for the collector Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede. As an epiphyte it is found "growing in open tropical forests, and saxicolous, growing on cacti and burseras on steep dry slopes in semiarid regions in Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Venezuela, and Colombia at elevations of 750 to 5,500 feet."[1][2][3][4][5]

Tillandsia schiedeana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:	T. schiedeana
Binomial name
Tillandsia schiedeana Steud.
Synonyms[1]
Tillandsia vestita Schltdl. & Cham. 1831, illegitimate homonym, not Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 1830 nor Benth. 1840 Tillandsia flavescens M.Martens & Galeotti Tillandsia grisebachii Baker Tillandsia eggersii Baker

Description

This bromeliad tends to be very variable in form; it is characterized by large but thin stiff leaves. In bloom it forms an inflorescence approximately 40 cm high with yellow or reddish-yellow flowers. It is lightly scaled, prefers full sun, and grows in mounds.[6]

Cultivars

• Tillandsia 'Bruce Aldridge'[7]
• Tillandsia 'Candela'[7]
• Tillandsia 'Jack Staub'[7]
• Tillandsia 'Laurie'[7]
• Tillandsia 'Little Star'[7]
• Tillandsia 'Peltry Jellyfish'[7]
• Tillandsia 'Pixie'[7]
• Tillandsia 'Starburst'[7]
• Tillandsia 'Tiki Torch'[7]
• Tillandsia 'Tooshi'[7]

References

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