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Tillandsia capillaris Ruiz & Pav.

Tillandsia capillaris

Native records: 8 botanical areas

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, 5 more areas

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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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Photograph of Tillandsia capillaris

An epiphyte / lithophyte of subtropical climates. Native to Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru.

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

Distribution areas

  • Argentina

    • Argentina NortheastNative
    • Argentina NorthwestNative

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of

    • BoliviaNative

  • Chile

    • Chile CentralNative
    • Chile NorthNative

  • Ecuador

    • EcuadorNative

  • Paraguay

    • ParaguayNative

  • Peru

    • PeruNative

  • Uruguay

    • UruguayIntroduced

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.

  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer

The same climate occurs in 244 areas worldwide, 235 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).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Tillandsia capillaris is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.82, right column, line 61

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Tillandsia

Other species in Tillandsia

Sources

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

    Argentina · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Bolivia, Plurinational State of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Chile · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Ecuador · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Peru · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Paraguay · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Uruguay · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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