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Tillandsia densispicata L.Hrom. & Barfuss

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Bromelie 2026(1): 11-18 fig. 23–26,32 (2026)

Type: PERU. Dpto. of Ancash: Distr. of Yánac, terrestrial on the southern slope of the Nevado Champará on the road from Yungay Pampa to Yánac (PE-12A), alt. 2,700 m a.s.l., leg. 11 March 1997, H. Hromadnik & L. Hromadnik HR 23139a; ex cult. coll. Hromadnik, 17 January 2024; DNA sample MHJB-B1921, 5 November 2021 (holo WU 0017075, https://wu.jacq.org/WU0017075)

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Distribution: PERU: Ancash

Habitat: Saxicolous on a rocky section on the ground among other low vegetation, ca. 2700 m. Elev.

Etymology: Tillandsia densispicata gets its name from the spikes in the flowering section of the inflorescence, which are densely packed together and inclined against the main axis

Phenology: The flowering period of Tillandsia densispicata in the northern hemisphere extends over several months from mid-summer to late autumn

Tillandsia densispicata