Tillandsia pedicellata
A small grey, xeric air plant of the dry Andean valleys and foothills of Bolivia and western Argentina, first described as a variety of Tillandsia coarctata. Herbarium labels place it on rocks and on thorny shrubs such as Prosopis in semi-arid thorn scrub and Monte vegetation, from about 300 m to over 3200 m. Treat it as a hard-leaved, sun-loving xerophyte: strong light, big day–night swings, fast drying and cool, dry winters.
Where it grows wild
Collection labels describe semi-arid thorn scrub dominated by Prosopis, Dodonaea, Acacia, Baccharis and cacti, with plants growing on rock faces, rocky screes and mountain slopes, or perched on shrubs such as chañar and algarrobo. A few records come from drier deciduous or river-valley woodland at lower altitude.
Labelled records run from about 330 m (RÃo Negro) through 1200–2000 m in the Argentine sierras and Tarija, up to 2700–3250 m in the dry inter-Andean valleys around La Paz and Cochabamba.
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