Tillandsia virescens
Tillandsia virescens is a small, grey-scaled Andean air plant from Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. It grows from the dry scrub of central Chile and the Argentine sierras up to about 4,000 m in the Andes. It is a tough plant for bright, dry, airy conditions with cold nights, and does best mounted with plenty of sun.
Where it grows wild
Collectors record it in dry scrub and native woodland, growing on columnar cacti such as Eulychnia and Armatocereus, on shrubs and small trees, and sometimes on rock. In coastal Chile it is most common where fog regularly rolls in.
GBIF records with an elevation run from about 250 to 4,100 m, with a median of about 3,400 m. The main range is in the high Andes, with lower populations in the Chilean fog belt and the Córdoba sierras.
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