Tillandsia balbisiana, common name northern needleleaf, is a species of bromeliad in the genus Tillandsia. This species in native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, the West Indies, and Florida.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Balbis' airplant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tillandsia flexuosa
- Tillandsia paucifolia
- Tillandsia variabilis
- Tillandsia dasyliriifolia
- Tillandsia intermedia
- Tillandsia simulata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Tillandsia
- Species
- Tillandsia balbisiana
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