Bertero's tufted airplant

Guzmania berteroniana is a plant species in the genus Guzmania. It is native to Panama, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. It can be found in the wild at the Toro Negro State Forest in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bertero's tufted 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

• Vriesea heterostachys
• Guzmania jaramilloi
• Guzmania nicaraguensis
• Vriesea inflata
• Vriesea incurvata
• Tillandsia multicaulis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Guzmania

Species

Guzmania berteroniana

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