Bromeliaceae

Droophead tufted airplant

Guzmania lingulata (L.) Mez

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Guzmania

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Droophead tufted airplant (Guzmania lingulata) — FlowerPhoto: Letizia Weichgrebe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 星花凤梨, 果子蔓
English: Droophead tufted airplant
Persian: ستاره سرخ
Swedish: Röd juvelblomma

Synonyms

Caraguata lingulata (L.) Lindl.
Tillandsia clavata D.Dietr.
Tillandsia lingulata L.

Flowers

In flower: January to August, October (from 68 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Letizia Weichgrebe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: danielmoreno, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nico, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Manon Pelletier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maarten Sepp, 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.