HORT 325 Plant ID Lab #4

Tillandsia xerographica (Xerographica Airplant)

Tillandsia caput-medusae (Medusa Airplant)

Tillandsia ionantha (Ionantha Airplant)

Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish Moss)

Tillandsia tectorium (Tectorium Airplant)

Vriesea spp. (Vriesea Bromeliads)

Aechmea fasciata (Silver Vase Bromeliad)

Guzmania spp. (Guzmania Bromeliads)

Neoregelia spp. (Neoregelia Bromeliads)

Small, ball shape, leaves curl back on themselves, gray fuzzy little hairs on leaves

Tillandsia xerographica (Xerographica Airplant)

Small, looks like snakes coming from head, swollen base, gray fuzz

Tillandsia caput-medusae (Medusa Airplant)

Tiny, green, some have reddish tips, upright or cured leaves

Tillandsia ionantha (Ionantha Airplant)

small, set grow down in long trail

Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish Moss)

Tiny, white & fuzzy, fluffy ball

Tillandsia tectorium (Tectorium Airplant)

Small, warm color bracts, long narrow bract that rises above foliage, straight green or striped foliage

Vriesea spp. (Vriesea Bromeliads)

Small, pink bract, pinecone shape bract, striated gray foliage

Aechmea fasciata (Silver Vase Bromeliad)

Small, bract telescopes out, warm color bracts

Guzmania spp. (Guzmania Bromeliads)

Small, broad w/ flatter base, variegated foliage or solid, foliage can be warm colors or white, bract coloration around throat only

Neoregelia spp (Neoregelia Bromeliads)

Bromeliads

L-M

Tillandsia

L

Lives and grows for indefinite amount of time, but once it flowers, it dies soon after.

Monocarp