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Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small

Bailey's ballmoss

Native records: 3 botanical areas

Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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An epiphyte of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Mexico, United States.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Mexico

    • Mexico NortheastNative
    • Mexico SouthwestNative

  • United States of America

    • TexasNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer

The same climate occurs in 158 areas worldwide, 155 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

Bailey's ballmoss、reflexed airplant、Reflexed Airplant

Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Tillandsia

Other species in Tillandsia

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    United States of America · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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