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Tillandsia edithae (Tillandsia edithae)

Description

Tillandsia edithae is a cliff dwelling caulescent species from Bolivia which has a beautiful red flowered inflorescence when in bud. Tillandsia edithae is one of the few tillandsias to have coral coloured flowers making it a very attractive flower. It produces a lot of adventitious offsets along the base of the stem. These flowers are quite rare.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Bromeliaceae

              • Genus: Tillandsia