Tillandsia polystachia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, the West Indies (Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Bahamas), Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Tillandsia polystachia 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 belloensis
- Tillandsia elongata
- Tillandsia variabilis
- Tillandsia roland-gosselinii
- Tillandsia capitata
- Tillandsia dasyliriifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Tillandsia
- Species
- Tillandsia polystachia
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