Sill 2001 (Article) Tillandsia

Observations of Tillandsia at Rancho Madrono, Michoacan, Mexico

Author(s):—S. Sill

Publication:—Journal of the Bromeliad Society 51(6): 265-268. (2001)

Abstract:—Tillandsias native to Rancho Madrono, a forested property I called home for nearly eight years, are primarily Tillandsia cossonii J.G.Baker (figure 11) with a few T prodigiosa (Lemaire) J.G.Baker. Both species occurred on oaks and pines, but rarely on the madrones with their smooth, peeling bark. When I arrived in 1991, few tillandsias were evident but the forest was recovering nicely, having been left to regenerate from seeds blown in from neighboring properties.