Bromeliaceae

Nakedstem livingvase

Aechmea nudicaulis (L.) Griseb.

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 裸茎光萼荷
English: Nakedstem livingvase, Bromeliad

Synonyms

Billbergia nudicaulis (L.) Lindl.
Bromelia nudicaulis L.
Hohenbergia nudicaulis (L.) Baker
Hoplophytum nudicaule (L.) K.Koch
Pothuava nudicaulis (L.) Regel
Tillandsia serrata Sessé & Moc.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mauricio mafra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Carlos Alexandre Mattos Raposo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adejario Botelho, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Carlos Alexandre Mattos Raposo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Carlos Alexandre Mattos Raposo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rudyny Cardoso, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Aline Vieira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.