Mexican black torch plant (Tillandsia punctulata)

Mexican black torch plant, a reference photo — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Tillandsia punctulata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America (all 7 countries) and Mexico.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Mexican black torch plant 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 tricolor
Vriesea flammea
Tillandsia juncea

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Species: Tillandsia punctulata

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