Bromeliaceae
Sessileleaf strap airplant
Catopsis sessiliflora
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Catopsis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sessileleaf strap airplant
Synonyms
- Bromelia sessiliflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Lodd. ex G.Don
- Catopsis aloides (Schltdl. & Cham.) Baker
- Catopsis apicroides (Schltdl. & Cham.) Baker
- Catopsis modesta F.Muell.
- Catopsis nutans var. erecta Wittm.
- Catopsis schindleri Mez & Wercklé
- Catopsis sessiliflora var. dioica L.B.Sm.
- Catopsis tenuis Cufod.
- Pogospermum sessiliflorum (Ruiz & Pav.) Brongn.
- Pogospermum sessiliflorum Ruiz & Pav.
- Tillandsia aloides Schltdl. & Cham.
- Tillandsia apicroides Schltdl. & Cham.
- Tillandsia sessiliflora Ruiz & Pav.
- Tussacia aloides (Cham. & Schltdl.) É.Morren ex Baker
- Tussacia apicroides Beer
- Tussacia sessiliflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.