Bromeliaceae
Northern needleleaf
Tillandsia balbisiana
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Tillandsia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 柳叶空气凤梨, 柳叶铁兰
- English
- Northern needleleaf
- Swedish
- Ormtillandsia
Synonyms
- Platystachys digitata Beer
- Tillandsia cubensis Gand.
- Tillandsia dressleri L.B.Sm.
- Tillandsia urbaniana Wittm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Bocabroms, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, 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.