''Tillandsia capillaris'' is a
species in the
genus ''
Tillandsia''. This species is
native to southern and western
South America (
Argentina,
Chile,
Uruguay,
Paraguay,
Bolivia
, image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
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,
Peru, and
Ecuador).
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Castello, L.V. & Galetto, L. (2013). How many taxa can be recognised within the complex ''Tillandsia capillaris'' (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae)?. PhytoKeys 23: 25-39.]
Three taxa are recognized at the "form" level:[
#''Tillandsia capillaris'' f. ''capillaris'' - most of species range
#''Tillandsia capillaris'' f. ''cordobensis'' (Hieron.) L.B.Sm. - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile
#''Tillandsia capillaris'' f. ''virescens'' (Ruiz & Pav.) L.B.Sm. - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile
]
References
capillaris
Flora of Southern America
Plants described in 1802
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