Bromeliaceae
Fuzzywuzzy airplant
Tillandsia pruinosa
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Tillandsia
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Fuzzywuzzy airplant
- Japanese
- チランジア・プルイノーサ
- Korean
- 삐뚤틸란드시아
Synonyms
- Platystachys pruinosa (Sw.) Beer
- Platystachys tortilis Beer
- Tillandsia breviscapa A.Rich.
- Tillandsia tortilis Klotzsch ex Beer
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: salchu from Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, 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.