Vriesea ruschii
A mostly terrestrial Vriesea of the Atlantic forest in Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Bahia, with a tall branched inflorescence up to about 1 m. Labels call it shade-loving, growing in dense colonies on sandy soil and leaf litter in montane forest, sometimes on rock or low on trees. Grow it as a shaded ground bromeliad.
Where it grows wild
Terrestrial and shade-loving in montane Atlantic forest, often on white sand, in leaf litter or along streams, in dense populations. Some labels record it on rock near water or low on trunks.
Records run from near sea level to 1350 m, median 884 m; most are in the mountains of Espírito Santo.
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