Bromeliaceae

Queen's-tears

Billbergia nutans H.Wendl. ex Regel

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Billbergia

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Queen's-tears (Billbergia nutans) — FlowerPhoto: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

arz: بيلبيرجيا نوتان
Chinese: 垂花水塔花
Czech: Bilbergie nicí
English: Queen's-tears
Japanese: ヨウラクツツアナナス
Persian: بیلبرجیا نوتانس
Russian: Бильбергия поникшая
Slovak: Bilbergia ovisnutá
Spanish: Avena de salon, Avena de salón, Lagrimas de reina, Lágrimas de reina
Swedish: Prästhavre

Synonyms

Billbergia amandae W.Weber
Billbergia linearifolia Baker
Billbergia minuta Mez
Billbergia nutans f. rupestris Hassl.
Billbergia nutans var. nutans
Billbergia nutans var. schimperiana (Wittm. ex Baker) Mez
Billbergia nutans var. striata Reitz
Billbergia schimperiana Wittm. ex Baker
Billbergia schimperiana f. rupestris Hassl.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cristiane Colodel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fernando Sessegolo, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Shu Suehiro, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: BotBln, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott M. Hofmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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). About our plant data.