Bromeliaceae
Guapilla
Hechtia glomerata
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Hechtia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 华烛之典, 聚花刺齿凤梨
- English
- Guapilla
- Japanese
- グアピージャ
Synonyms
- Dasylirion pitcairniifolium Karw. ex Zucc.
- Hechtia gamopetala Mez
- Hechtia ghiesbreghtii Lem.
- Hechtia morreniana Mez
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.