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Pictured: Tillandsia fasciculata — the species. This variety isn’t separately illustrated.
Bromeliaceae family
Giant Airplant (var. venosispica) Tillandsia fasciculata var. venosispica variety
Native
Giant Airplant (var. venosispica) is a perennial wildflower native to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
- Lifespan
- Perennial
In the garden
Herb layer — Sits in the herb of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a
guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Wildlife & pollinators
How pollinator value is scored →❧ Caterpillar hosts Documented caterpillar host
Recorded feeding on Tillandsia in North America, including:
Named species (a documented Nearctic sample, not exhaustive) from NHM HOSTS (CC0).
Species thumbnails re-hosted from iNaturalist — Creative Commons, credited per image (hover for credit). Click any species to see it on iNaturalist. Not exhaustive; many taxa have no openly-licensed photo yet.
Related plants
More Tillandsia → Native
Airplant
Tillandsia ×floridana
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Native
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
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Native
Bulbous Airplant
Tillandsia bulbosa
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Native
Fescue Airplant
Tillandsia borinquensis
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Native
Fuzzywuzzy Airplant
Tillandsia pruinosa
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Native
Leatherleaf Airplant
Tillandsia variabilis
●●○○○ Same genus / family, ranked by ecological value — from the PlantKey catalog
Sources for this entry (8) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503) — native status
[06] Ecological value — GloBI
[07] Caterpillar species — NHM HOSTS (CC0)
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