Summary ³

Tillandsia paucifolia, the potbelly airplant, is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, central and southern Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, the West Indies, and Florida.

Occurance in Palm Beach County ⁴

Infrequent. Pops up in most wild areas, but usually less frequently than Cardinal Airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata) and Balbis' airplant (Tillandsia balbisiana)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jason Hollinger, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/12390403783/
2. (c) Jessica Flynn, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jessica Flynn
3. Adapted by Jessica Flynn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillandsia_paucifolia
4. (c) Jessica Flynn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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