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Tillandsia caput-medusae

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Tillandsia caput-medusae is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. Common names include octopus plant and medusa's head. An epiphyte native to Central America and Mexico, T. caput-medusae is a commonly cultivated bromeliad species. The thick, channeled, tapering and twisting leaves are up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long and are covered in fine gray hairs. The rosette of leaves arise from an inflated pseudobulb. Pups are produced after blooming, as is usual with most Tillandsia species.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Tillandsia caput-medusae
Slug
tillandsia-caput-medusae
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Tillandsia
Species
caput-medusae
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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