Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small is a plant in the Bromeliaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small

Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small

Tillandsia baileyi, reflexed airplant/Bailey's ball moss, is a native bromeliad epiphyte from southern US Texas and Mexican Tamaulipas.

Family
Genus
Tillandsia
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small

Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small, commonly called the reflexed airplant or Bailey's ball moss, is a bromeliad species. It is native to southern Texas in the United States and Tamaulipas in Mexico, and occurs along the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from Kingsville, Texas to Tampico, Tamaulipas. As an epiphyte, its preferred host plants are Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) and Texas ebony (Ebenopsis ebano).

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Bromeliaceae Tillandsia

More from Bromeliaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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