Tillandsia australis Mez

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Tillandsia

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows on other plants.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 700-3,900 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Tillandsia australis unspecified picture

Distribution

Tillandsia australis world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:253606-2
WFO ID wfo-0000574583
COL ID 56X8Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tillandsia maxima Tillandsia australis Tillandsia maxima var. densior