Tillandsia tricholepis Baker is a plant in the Bromeliaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Tillandsia tricholepis Baker
Tillandsia tricholepis Baker is a rare stomata-free terrestrial flowering bromeliad native to parts of South America.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Tillandsia tricholepis Baker is a flowering plant species that belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. This species is native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. A notable morphological feature of this plant is that it is a terrestrial species that completely lacks stomata. This is a rare trait that Tillandsia tricholepis only shares with Stylites andicola, which is also classified as Isoetes andicola.
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Billbergia pallidiflora Liebm.
Tillandsia juncea (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir.
Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl.
Guzmania angustifolia (Baker) Wittm.
Androlepis skinneri (K.Koch) Brongn. ex Houllet
Vriesea carinata Wawra
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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