Native records: 2 botanical areas
Argentina Northwest, Bolivia
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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 / lithophyte of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Argentina, Bolivia.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
Argentina
- Argentina NorthwestNative
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- BoliviaNative
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.
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- BWk Arid, desert, cold
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- Am Tropical, monsoon
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
The same climate occurs in 117 areas worldwide, 115 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).
- 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
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Bolivia, Plurinational State of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open source