Tillandsia flexuosa, the twisted airplant, is a species of bromeliad in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, southeastern Mexico (Veracruz, Yucatán Peninsula), northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas) and the United States (Florida).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of North America, Tillandsia flexuosa Swartz, Prodr. 56. 1788. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution mapAcevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

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