Description and images of Tillandsia usneoides (Heno), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com

Image of Tillandsia usneoides

V Region, Pichidangui, Chile
Altitude: 0-700 m. 05 29, 2006

Species:	Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Order:
Chilean Name:	Heno
English Name:	Spanish moss/air plant/Florida moss/grandfather's whiskers/long moss/old man's beard.
German Name:
Russian Name:

Record:	1096
	About 8 Tillandsia in Chile and 3 in our data base.
	About 30 Bromeliaceae in Chile and 18 in our data base.




	Native Not Frequent Height: 3 m. Some ornamental value (B)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Tillandsia usneoides (Heno)

Image of Tillandsia usneoides

V Region, Pichidangui, Chile
Altitude: 0-700 m. 05 29, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Height: 3 m.

Image of Tillandsia usneoides (Heno)

Image of Tillandsia usneoides

V Region, Pichidangui, Chile
Altitude: 0-700 m. 05 29, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Coastal fog/camanchaca: The plants obtain water mainly from condensation.

Light conditions:

In deep shadow. Deep ravines facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests)

Image of Tillandsia usneoides (Heno)