Bromeliaceae
Nodding strap airplant
Catopsis nutans
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Catopsis
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Catopsis nutansBromeliaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nodding strap airplant
Synonyms
- Catopsis fulgens Griseb.
- Catopsis nutans var. nutans
- Catopsis nutans var. robustior L.B.Sm.
- Catopsis nutans var. stenopetala (Baker) L.B.Sm.
- Catopsis stenopetala Baker
- Catopsis tenella Mez
- Catopsis vitellina (Klotzsch) Baker
- Pogospermum flavum Brongn.
- Pogospermum nutans (Sw.) Brongn.
- Tillandsia cornucopia Bertero ex André
- Tillandsia nutans Sw.
- Tillandsia vitellina Klotzsch
- Tussacia vitellina (Klotzsch) Beer
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.