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 | |
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Scientific 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 |