(Tillandsia species)
Air Plant is a Genus of over 600 species which is related to the Bromeliaceae Family which also includes the Pineapple!!It is found in in the forest and Trees in the
forests, mountains, and deserts, of Central and South America, and Mexico and the southern United States in North America.Also found in street trees parks.e.t.c. Big species live in the forest live in swamp forest in Florida,South America, and Central America.Tillandsia species are often known as Air plants.They are not parasitic depending only on the host for support.Water, nutrients and sunlight are all absorbed form the leaves. The roots are used as anchors only. They are one of the most strangest plants in the world with roots that only are used for clinging on to the plant.They are covered with silver hairs to reflect the Intense Tropical sunlight.After flowering,the whole mother plant dies while the mother plant may send 12 to one bulb-like shoots or "pups" that pop out of the mother plant and continue to grow and multiply.The mother plant also produce seeds that grow into new air plants too.
Links:Wikepdia-Air Plant
Types(Wikepdia)
Gardening
Images and species:
Air Plant Gardern and Varieties(click the image to see Up close!)
Flowers of the Tillandsia xerographica.
Spanish moss(Tillandsia usneoides)
is actually a type of air plant! it thrives in the Oak trees
in the south eastern United states
Links:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_moss(Incl-udes a story)
Up close of a Spanish Moss
(Notice that the leaves are connected to a plant...
Spanish Moss gorwing in a tree
Spanish Moss
Fruit with winged seeds
Wild Air plants growing in the forest swamps of Florida
Ordinary common type(Tillandsia aeranthos)
No comments:
Post a Comment