Tillandsia fasciculata

Tillandsia fasciculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:	T. fasciculata
Binomial name
Tillandsia fasciculata Sw.
Synonyms
Tillandsia eminens Lindl. Vriesea glaucophylla Hook. Platystachys glaucophylla (Hook.) Beer Platystachys havanensis Beer Tillandsia havanensis Beer Tillandsia macrostachya Klotzsch ex Beer Tillandsia pungens Mez Tillandsia beutelspacheri Matuda ex L.B.Sm. Tillandsia wilsonii S.Watson Tillandsia hystricina Small

Tillandsia fasciculata, commonly known as the giant airplant or cardinal airplant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil), and the southeastern United States (Georgia, Florida). Within the United States, this airplant is at risk of extirpation from the Mexican Bromeliad Weevil, Metamasius callizona.

Four varieties are recognized:

...
Wikipedia