Tillandsia argentea is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[2] It is called the silver-leaved air plant. It is native to Cuba and Jamaica.[3] An evergreen perennial epiphyte, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[4]

Tillandsia argentea
In bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. argentea
Binomial name
Tillandsia argentea

References

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  1. ^ Cat. Pl. Cub.: 254 (1866)
  2. ^ "Tillandsia argentea Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tillandsia argentea Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Tillandsia argentea silver-leaved air plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 17 March 2021.