Tillandsia argentea

Tillandsia argentea
In bloom
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 Griseb.[1]

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]

References

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.