Bromeliaceae

Tillandsia purpurea Ruiz & Pav.

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia

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Tillandsia purpurea (Tillandsia purpurea) — FlowerPhoto: Martin Vallejos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

arz: تيلانديا بوربوريا
Persian: تیلاندزیا ارغوانی
Russian: Тилляндсия пурпурная

Synonyms

Anoplophytum longebracteatum Beer
Anoplophytum longibracteatum (Meyen) Beer
Platystachys azurea (C.Presl) Beer
Platystachys purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer
Platystachys scoparia Beer
Tillandsia azurea C.Presl
Tillandsia longibracteata Meyen
Tillandsia scoparia Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Flowers

In flower: September to November (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Martin Vallejos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Paúl Gonzáles, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Connor Connolly-Moyls, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Edwina Pfendbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Edwina Pfendbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Edwina Pfendbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ruth Gutiérrez Oliveros, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, 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). About our plant data.