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Mad pupper (Tillandsia bergeri)

Description

Is a species of epífita plant within the Tillandsia sort, pertaining to the family of bromeliáceas. It is a herbaceous plant perennial, branched, epiphyte . It has a short stem with a dense pink plume, stiff, scaly, filiform leaves quite abundant that arise from the root. The stem of the flower is decoupled from the foliage, slightly curved downwards. The inflorescence is covered with pink bracts and flowers with light blue petals with a white band.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Bromeliaceae

              • Genus: Tillandsia