''Tillandsia landbeckii'' is a plant

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Tillandsia ''Tillandsia'' is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial plant, perennial flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of the Neotropical realm, Neotropics, from northe ...

''. This species is native to

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

and

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. It is one of the species of ''Tillandsia'' known as aerophytes, that grow on shifting desert soil rather than attached to other plants.Galán de Mera, A., M. A. Hagen & J. A. Vicente Orellana (1999) Aerophyte, a New Life Form in Raunkiaer's Classification? ''Journal of Vegetation Science'' 10 (1): 65-68
/ref> Tillandsia landbeckii imported from iNaturalist photo 72217558 on 19 November 2023

Tillandsia landbeckii imported from iNaturalist photo 72217558 on 19 November 2023

References

Chilean Bromeliaceae: diversity, distribution and evaluation of conservation status (Published online: 10 March 2009)
landbeckii Flora of Chile {{Tillandsia-stub