Ananas macrodontes
A large, spiny terrestrial bromeliad related to pineapple that forms colonies by stolons in the understory of subtropical forests in Brazil, Paraguay and northeast Argentina. It is easy and vigorous in warm conditions but needs room and handles a cool, dry-ish winter.
Where it grows wild
Shaded to half-shaded forest floor in the Atlantic Forest and gallery forests of the Paraná–Paraguay basin, often forming dense patches. Conditions are inferred from the measured climate and what is known for terrestrial bromeliads.
Mostly lowland; climate sites sit at 13–190 m, while the few recorded elevations are 460–822 m.
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