Tillandsia flexuosa
An epiphytic air plant of hot lowlands around the Caribbean, from southern Florida and south-eastern Mexico to Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas. Its stiff, banded leaves twist in a spiral. It grows on exposed branches in dry forest, scrub, palm stands and even pasture trees, so it wants bright light, warmth, and quick drying after each watering.
Where it grows wild
It grows on trees and shrubs in tropical dry forest, coastal scrub, wooded seasonally flooded grassland, palm stands and scattered trees in pastures and plantations. It sits on outer branches in strong light and moving air. It is often recorded in fairly disturbed, open country.
It is a lowland plant. GBIF records sampled from Colombia and French Guiana lie between about 90 and 360 m.
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