Bromeliaceae
Urnplant
Aechmea fasciata
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Aechmea
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Common names
By language (16)
- Afrikaans
- Vaasplant
- Arabic
- أكمية محزمة, نبات الجرّة , المزهرية الفضية
- arz
- آشيميا فاشياتا
- Chinese
- 光萼荷, 蜻蜓菠萝, 蜻蜓鳳梨, 美叶光萼荷
- Czech
- Echmea pruhovaná
- English
- Urnplant, Urn plant, Silver vasa, Silver vase bromeliad
- Finnish
- Kirjohuisku
- German
- Lanzenrosette
- Hungarian
- Szúrós lándzsarózsa
- Japanese
- シマサンゴアナナス
- Korean
- 아나나스
- Lithuanian
- Dryžuotoji echmėja
- Persian
- گلدان نقرهای
- Polish
- Echmea wstęgowata
- Slovenian
- Pasasta ehmeja
- Swedish
- Blomsterananas
Synonyms
- Aechmea fasciata var. fasciata
- Aechmea fasciata var. flavivittata Reitz
- Aechmea fasciata var. pruinosa Reitz
- Aechmea fasciata var. purpurea (Guillon) Mez
- Aechmea hamata Mez
- Aechmea leopoldii Baker
- Aechmea rhodocyanea (Lem.) Wawra ex Mez
- Billbergia fasciata Lindl.
- Billbergia glazioviana Regel
- Billbergia glaziovii Regel
- Billbergia rhodocyanea Lem.
- Billbergia rhodocyanea var. purpurea Guillon
- Bromelia fasciata (Lindl.) Desf.
- Hohenbergia fasciata (Lindl.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Hoplophytum fasciatum (Lindl.) Beer
- Platyaechmea fasciata (Lindl.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
- Platyaechmea fasciata var. flavivittata (Reitz) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
- Platyaechmea fasciata var. pruinosa (Reitz) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
- Platyaechmea fasciata var. purpurea (Guillon) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
- Tillandsia bracteata Vell.
Characteristics
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Fabricio Carvalho da Silva, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Giovanna Roque de Castro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Donald Davesne, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul & Aline Burland, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: filipeprates, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Guérin Nicolas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guérin Nicolas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Guérin Nicolas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shiva Pires, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.