Tillandsia simulata, common name Florida airplantAtlas of Florida Vascular Plants or Manatee River airplant, is a plant species endemic to Florida. It an epiphyte growing on the branches of various trees and shrubs in the region, mostly in swamps and other moist locations.Flora of North America v 22.
Tillandsia simulata can be distinguished by its narrowly elliptic leaf sheath, up to 2 cm wide. It produces inflorescences up to 15 cm (6 inches) long, with rose-colored bracts and conspicuous violet flowers.Small, John Kunkel. Manual of the Southeastern Flora 270, 1503. 1933.
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