Bromeliaceae
Leatherleaf airplant
Tillandsia variabilis
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Tillandsia
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Tillandsia variabilisBromeliaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Leatherleaf airplant
Synonyms
- Platystachys moritziana Beer
- Tillandsia brachypoda Baker
- Tillandsia domingensis Mez
- Tillandsia houzeaui É.Morren ex Chapm.
- Tillandsia houzeavi Morren ex Chapm.
- Tillandsia laxa Griseb.
- Tillandsia moritziana Klotzsch ex Baker
- Tillandsia polystachia var. alba Wittm.
- Tillandsia polystachya var. alba Wittm.
- Tillandsia sublaxa Baker
- Tillandsia valenzuelana A.Rich.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.