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Tillandsia borealis Lopez-Ferrari & Espejo-Serna

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Bol.Soc.Bot.Mex 80: 63-71 (2007)

Type: Mexico, Sinaloa. Municipio de Concordia, ca. 3 km despues de El Palmito, rumbo a Concordia, carretera Durango-Mazatlan, 23°33'40" N, 105°51'03" W, alt. 1,971 m s.n.m., bosque de pino-encino, 26 julio 2006, A. EspejoSerna, A.R. Lopez-Ferrari, J. Ceja & A. Mendoza-R. 6573 (Holotipo: UAMIZ; Isotipos: IEB, MO).

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Distribution: MEXICO; Durango, Sinaloa,

Habitat: epiphyte on Pinus and/or Quercus in pine-oak forests, 1700-2000 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet makes reference to the northern distribution of the species in Mexico.

Phenology: It flowers from July to August.

Tillandsia borealis