TU.LAXIISIA 



TILLANDSIA 



1811 



.. Plaiit-lMjily 

 usneoldes, Linn. 



xh-iidvr ami ],,,: 

 huf axils 

 Spam^k, I'l 

 FiKS. Lljli;, L'.'.ir. WlloU' lilaut lio:n'\- 

 trees; the stums very slni- 

 der and often several IVet 

 lout;: Ivs. seattered, n;iv- 

 row-linear, 1-3 in. long: tis. 

 solitary in the leaf -axils, 

 snuill and not showy, tiie 

 petals yellow and rellexod 

 at the cud. Trop. Anier. 

 and in the U. S. from Texas 

 to Fla. and eastern Vir- 

 £:iiiia; extends southward to 

 southern Brazil. B.M. 0309. 

 Gu. 37, p. 221. Gt. 43, p. 

 207. — This is one of the most 

 characteristic plants of our 

 southern regions. In nudist 

 regions it gives a most weinl 

 aspect to the forests. It is 

 used as a pacliing material, 

 atul also, wheit specially 

 prepared, for upholster}-. It 

 is rarely cultivated, althougli 

 it is not uncommon in green- 

 houses, being hung on 

 branches and beams; but it 

 must be renewed f requei^itly. 

 The plant is named fr>r its 

 resemblance t<;i the liidien 

 Usnea. 



i-;ii 



fis. sali/arii 



or LoN.) Jlo 

 ly. hanging tr-( 



spikes, long and nin-row, tlir mnrli cxsi-rlcd hut not 

 spreading petals purjile. \:\r. picta. Plonk., li;is the 

 n|iper Ivs. and hraels scarhl. S. Fla. to N'eio'zuehi. 

 U.M. -128S. F.,S, 3:221. 



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2517. The Spanish Moss — Tillandsia usneoides. hanging from the trees, (iulf con.st. 



erect. 



AA. Phliit-hodij stiff (Did iicdrh/ ur qiii/c 

 B. Sta)>ic)is :<ho)ie)' tlniit Hk' [xtuts. 

 o. F!s. fvir III fhi' chis/rr. 



recurv&-ta, Liim. {T. Btii-trfutii, Ell., at least in part). 

 A few inrhes high, tufted, with scurfy terete or fili- 

 form recurved. 2-ranked Ivs.- fls. l-;! on a spike that hs 

 sheathed at the ha^e Imt naked ahovi', the (-(.rnlja hlup 

 and exceeding the calvx. Florida {•> Argmtina and 

 Chile. 



00. Fls. hxovj. il isttehciis. 

 Anceps, Lodd. [Vrirsia nucrp.^, Lem.). Erect, the 

 flower-stem (j-12 in. tall and l>eariug a spike with large 

 di.stichoii.s green bracts 

 from which small blue Hs. 

 emerge: Ivs. stiff, about 1 

 ft. long, dilated and striped 

 at the base : fls. 2 in. or less 

 long, l:t]ae or purplish, the 

 perianth much exccfdiug 

 tiie calvx. r OS t a R i i- a . 

 Trinidad. L.B.C. b'TTl. 



Lindeniana, Rogel iT. 

 LUiili'ni, Morr. X'riesia JAn- 

 din-i, Lem.). Lvs. rosulate, 

 a'lout 1 ft. long, dilated at 

 vv 0}'^^!^W^'~\ '■'■'^ base, long recurving: 



// — =v ^V^^^si^^^ -- ^P'l^e large, the showy dis- 

 ^ f Sjr^^^^^\ tichous bracts carmine: rts. 

 large, much exserted beyond 

 the bracts, the large wide- 

 spreading .segments bluish 

 purple. Ecuador. Peru. I. 

 H. ir>:610; 27:370 (as var. 

 Reg"eliiaa). G.C. II. 12: 

 401. R. H. 1872:2:i0; JS!)S: 

 200 (as var. tricolor). F.I\I. 

 1872:44.— A handsome and 

 popular species. 



BB. Starnens lorxjer than 

 the j^etaJs. 

 C. Sl<nn thirJccnn-d and hifil'- 

 like at the base. 

 bulbdsa, Hook. Small 

 scurfy plant a few inchos liigh, the stem swollen at tlie 

 base: lvs. :',-~) in. long, much dilated and clasping at 

 the base and terete above: Ms. few, in racemose short 



OC, Stent not [>■}■>'> )n'i lie ntl ij .^ivoJlr 



Lvs. linear or {ilifi<rin from tJie hosr 

 from u dilated hose. 



otn-upilij 



25:6. Spanish Moss— Tilland- 

 sia usneoides. (iluch re- 

 duced. ) 



polyst^chya, Linn. ( T. an(jnstifblia, Swartz. T.yorri- 

 sp'iva, Baker). Lvs. rosulate, lepidote or scurfy, curved, 

 equaling or exceeding the stem: inlhircsceuce comiiound, 

 somewliat paniculate, the lateral spikes shorter than the 

 crntral ones, the bracts distichous and pointed and little 

 exceeding the calyx: fls. blue. S. Kla. to Brazil. 



tenuifblia, Linn. {T. ccespUdsa, Leconte, not Cham. 

 <fc Schlecht. T. Bdrtrami, Ell. in part). Plant less ili;i]i 

 G in. tall, reddish, clustered: lvs. awl-shape<l and <r<ct. 

 nearly terete, concave at the base, scurfy: lis. few in a 

 simple or somewhat compound spike, the blue ]irtals 

 exceedi]ig the bracts and recurving at the apex. Fla. to 

 Brazil. 



DD. Lvs. graduaUjf norroired froiu a htood l'<is<'. 



Sasciculata, Swartz {T. hroeteala, C'hapm. T. (jlon- 

 eophfjUa, Baker. V'rie.'iia glaucopltijtlo , Ho.ik.). Tall, 

 strong species with stem 2 ft. tall: lvs. 1-1^- ft. h'ug, 

 concave or channeled above, erect or ascending, scurfy 

 and bluish; stem longer than the lvs. and branched, the 

 branches or spikes bearing distichous keeled acute 

 mostly greenish and red-tinged bracts: fls. narrow, ex- 

 serted, blue. S. Fla , West Indies and Central Aioer. 

 B.M. 4415. F.S. 5:432. -Very varialile. 



utrlcul^ta, Linn. Plant 2-3 ft. high: lvs. glaucous 

 and srurfy, becoming subulate and recurved at the 

 sunmiit but much dilated and imbricated at the base 

 and forming pockets that hold water: inflorescence 

 branched, the fls. far apart on the branches: fls. pale 

 hlue (pale colored forms), narrow, the pi'tals twice 

 longer than the sepals. S. Fla. to S. Amer. Jtl.R. 

 11:749 (as T. flexiiosa, yar. pallida ). — For full descrip- 

 tion of this species, together with jdate, sec Treli'ase, 

 nth Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard". (1804). 



T. hlvittata. Linden, Ls Cryptanlhus bivittatus. See p. -104. — 

 T. farindsa, Hort., is Billbergia pyramidalis. See p. It;:;. — 7'. 

 La Salllana: "A new species from South America, witli most 

 l.rilliant tlowers. It is of free growth and easily cidtiv.-i.ted, 

 tliriving best in a moderate temperature and in alight, tilirous 

 soil mixcrl with sphagnum." {H]ehre(:ht. )'-T. rnusaa", Lin- 

 den, is properly Guzuumia mnsaica, Mez. It is acaulcscent: 

 lvs. 20 or Jess in a rosette, lorate and obtuse but with a i-usp, 

 with transverse lines on both surfaces: fls. in a rounded head 

 on tbe end of a red-bracted scape, thecorolla white. Colomliia. 

 li.M. 667.'.. I. H. 24:268 (as Caraguata musaica). It is an excel- 

 lent plimt, with broad )vs. 2 ft. lon^^ lit the American trade. 

 Tills plant is sometimes known as a Massangea (seep. 0^2).— 



